Overview
An introduction to contemporary theories of leadership and management as integrated into the discipline of nursing, including the changing health care environment, the tasks of nursing management, the process of nursing leadership, and cultural safety and nursing leadership in New Zealand.
This paper focuses on leading nursing communities. Content includes management of personnel, strategic planning, performance, risk management, capacity building and clinical governance.
About this paper
| Paper title | Leadership and Management: Growing an Identity |
|---|---|
| Subject | Nursing |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching, and involves in-person assessment |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,353.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- NURX 423
- Limited to
- MHealSc, PGCertHealSc, PGDipHealSc
- Eligibility
The applicant will:
- Have registration as a nurse from a three-year programme or course, congruent with the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance (HPCA) Act 2003
- Hold a current Practising Certificate
- Contact
- nursingstudies.uoc@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- Teaching staff
Convenor: Dr David Healee
Secondary Convenor: Henrietta Trip
- Paper Structure
Two key themes are explored:
- Influencing Nursing covers sustaining leadership in practice and a users' orientation on administration
- Thinking Strategically involves the policy/provision interface and strategy for healthcare organisations
- Teaching Arrangements
This Distance Learning paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.
Two 2-day study blocks and 2 online study days.
Enrolment information and course documentation will be sent to students two weeks prior to the start date of the first study block.
- Textbooks
Recommended text:
eBooks
Chadwick, M. M. (2010). Creating order out of chaos: A leadership approach. AORN Journal, 91(1), 154–170.
Hassmiller, S. B., & Pulcini, J. (2020). Advanced practice nursing leadership: A global perspective. Springer. (1st ed.).
Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2017). The leadership challenge: how to make extraordinary things happen in organizations (6th ed., pp. 1–400). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.
Marshall, E. S., & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational leadership in nursing: from expert clinician to influential leader (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
Yoder‐Wise, P. S. (2019). Leading and managing in nursing (7th ed.). Elsevier.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
In relation to course themes, the nurse leader who successfully completes the paper will be in a position to:
- Influence Nursing Leadership and Management
- Demonstrate understanding of leadership principles as applied to their personal leadership development and to the healthcare environment in which they work
- Apply knowledge of group roles, processes and dynamics to facilitate effective communication and consultation processes within a multi-disciplinary healthcare organisation
- Show knowledge of the interface between the practice setting and other relevant agencies (including Māori and Pacific Island health providers)
- Apply the principles of cultural safety in nursing practice in alignment with the policies of the Nursing Council of New Zealand and the University of Otago's commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi
- Apply knowledge of "professional oversight" and mentorship to facilitate effective leadership within diverse healthcare teams
- Think Strategically
- Identify key issues of strategic management and organisational performance in healthcare organisations
- Demonstrate understanding of national and international policies and legislation impacting on workforce development in nursing communities
- Administer, monitor and evaluate nursing care delivery systems using contemporary nursing management theories and practices
- Demonstrate understanding of accounting principles for decision-making and budget purposes
- Demonstrate understanding of environmental analysis and strategic planning processes and their application to development of practice
- Influence Nursing Leadership and Management