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Undergraduate Course: Organisation, Management and Practice of Nursing (NUST10029)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaNursing Studies Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionOrganisation, 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'.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Nursing 1 (NUST08001) AND Nursing 2 (NUST08006) AND Health and Society 1A (NUST08002) AND Health and Society 1B (NUST08003) AND Health and Society 2A (NUST08004) AND Health and Society 2B (NUST08005) AND Research and Inquiry in Nursing (NUST10007) AND The Nature of Nursing (NUST10012) AND Pathology and Patient Care (NUST10013) AND Applied Clinical Biology (NUST10026)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 15:00 - 15:50
CentralLecture1-11 14:00 - 14:50
First Class Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Basement Lecture Theatre, doorway 6, Teviot Place
No Exam Information
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
Assessment Information
One course paper of 4000 - 4500 words
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserProf Kath Melia
Tel: (0131 6)50 3893
Email: Kath.Melia@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Kirsty Gardner
Tel: (0131 6)50 4661
Email: v1kgardn@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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