HNN120 - Quality and Safety in Health Care 1

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Rebecca Thornton
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in D355, D381, D387, H326, H329
Previously:Quality and Safety in Health Care
Campus contact:

Burwood: Rebecca Thornton
Waterfront (Geelong): Sally Buchanan-Hagen
Warrnambool: Sally Buchanan-Hagen
CBD/NIKERI Institute: Mardhie Coleman

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will spend on average 150 hours over the trimester undertaking synchronous and  asynchronous teaching and learning activities for this unit.

This will include 18 hours synchronous learning activities and 18 hours of guided asynchronous learning activities.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2 hour seminar in weeks 1 - 9

Note:

*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only.

Content

This unit is the first of two units within the Professional Studies Cluster. Students will be given the opportunity to develop specific knowledge relevant to nursing to foster an understanding of contemporary nursing practice.

Students will explore local and global issues influencing the nursing profession and the role of nurses in promoting patient safety and quality care. This will include the examination of the underpinning principles of quality and safety in health care including person-centred care, risk management, therapeutic communication, ethical and legal issues relevant to nursing practice, evidence-based practice, and collaboration.

ULO

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Outline the evolution of nursing as a profession.

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Apply the professional, legal, and ethical standards of nursing.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Explain the local and global health care context in which nurses’ practice.

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO4

Describe the role of the nurse within society and the Australian health care context.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Assignment 800 words 20%
  • Week 3
Assessment 2: Case Study 1200 words 30%
  • Week 7
Assessment 3: Presentation Presentation (equivalent 2000 words) 50%
  • Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNN120 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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