Undergraduate Course: Organisation, Management and Practice of Nursing (NUST10029)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Health in Social Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Nursing Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Organisation, Management and Practice in Health Care focuses on the managerial knowledge and skills at the level required by the autonomous professional nurse. The context is the wider settings of nursing and health care.
This course begins with issues of professions and professional power and these are examined using the maternity area as an example. Issues relating to the control of practice lead into the session on teamwork and leadership. This is followed by an examination of career development, which may have personal applications.
Organisational issues are addressed next by considering non-discriminatory practice, the National Health Service and the relevant reports. Topics more directly relating to the individual's practice are next, in the form of accountability and autonomy, quality assurance and evidence-based practice. The final sessions bring together this work on organisation, management and practice by focussing on labour force issues and then the student presentations, which are structured around the 'Framework for Developing Nursing Roles'.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
critically appraise the meaning of professional power synthesise the significance of teamwork and leadership
examine the human issues arising currently in the NHS debate the features of professional behaviour
evaluate the significance of clinical governance
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Assessment Information
| One course paper of 4000 - 4500 words |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Kath Melia
Tel: (0131 6)50 3893
Email: Kath.Melia@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Joanna Hughes
Tel: (0131 6)50 3889
Email: Jo.Hughes@ed.ac.uk |
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