Nursing Leadership and Management

Unit code: HNO7006 | Study level: Postgraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
VU Online
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

Nursing is a global profession that occurs within complex environments. Often nursing managers are responsible for being leaders and change agents within the profession and successfully managing teams. To be a successful leader or manager, students need to understand the challenges that currently impact on healthcare. This unit assists students in developing leadership knowledge and skills to achieve better outcomes for patients and create positive working environments. Unit content explores theories, concepts and leadership styles to help nurses further develop their leadership potential and the skills of motivating, coaching, and mentoring.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Conceptually map nursing leadership theory, practice and contemporary issues in a globalised environment taking a critical perspective;
  2. Critically reflect on interpersonal skills as a leader and/or manager;
  3. Evaluate and assess a leader’s actions using an integrated theoretical framework;
  4. Exemplify contemporary cultural competence, professional knowledge, skills and attitudes as they relate to the effective exercise of nursing leadership across boundaries;
  5. Articulate a personal leadership statement and action plan that demonstrates sound critical social analysis and a constructed understanding of what is an authentic leader;
  6. Apply an evidence-based approach to leadership and management in health to tackle an identified problem as part of a team; and
  7. Participate in an academic community through reflective and critical engagement in academic texts and understanding of principles of academic integrity.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Assignment
|
Grade: 10%
Reflection (500words)
Assessment type: Assignment
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Grade: 50%
Personal Leadership statement (2500 words)
Assessment type: Assignment
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Grade: 40%
Evidence-based approach to leadership and management in health (2000 words)
Assessment type: Other
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Grade: 0%
Evidence of completion of the Academic Integrity Modules (Hurdle)

Required reading

Selected readings will be made available via the unit VU Collaborate site.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Graduate Certificate in Nursing Informatics Leadership
HTNI | Graduate certificate | Duration: 8 months

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