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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Leading, Managing And Researching Quality Care | |||
| Reference | NU3890 | Version | 3 |
| Created | October 2018 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | June 2015 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | October 2018 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To enable the student to develop relevant management and leadership skills in relation to quality improvement and service development to enhance wellbeing and peoples experiences of healthcare. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Evaluate leadership and management concepts and tools to enhance quality care. |
| 2 | Discuss the challenges and opportunities to achieving effective health and social care integration within the student's field of practice. |
| 3 | Appraise relevant research guidelines and other types of evidence related to the delivery of safe, effective, person/family centred care. |
| 4 | Synthesise a proposal related to a quality improvement project to improve the quality of care for patients including those with cognitive impairments. |
| 5 | Develop a clinical research question for an independant negotiated study. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Person and family centred care; Interprofessional and interagency working; Theories of leadership and management; Staff development and education; Delegation; Teaching and learning; Partnerships in practice; Managed clinical networks; Quality improvement methods; Appraising research and evidence; Clinical guidelines; Critical appraisal and appraisal tools; Formulating clinical questions - PICO, PICo; Sustaining service improvement; Audit; Clinical quality indicators; Quality improvement methodology; Development and implementation of best practice; Service user perspectives; Metrics; Statistics; Accountability and risk; Critical thinking - failures in practice - human factors; Health and social care integration. |
| Module Delivery |
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| Lectures, tutorials, online learning. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 40 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 110 | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Practical Exam | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Description: | Presentation. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| Presentation. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | C1 = A |
| B | C1 = B |
| C | C1 = C |
| D | C1 = D |
| E | C1 = E |
| F | C1 = F |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | Successful completion of Stage 2 or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BACH, S. and ELLIS, P., 2011. Leadership, management and team working in nursing. Exeter: Learning Matters. |
| 2 | GOPEE, N. and GALLOWAY, J., 2017. Leadership and management in healthcare. 3rd ed. London: Sage. |
| 3 | GREENHALGH, T., 2010. How to read a paper: the basics of evidence-based medicine. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. |
| 4 | PARAHOO, K., 2014. Nursing research: principles, process and issues. 3rd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave McMillan. |
| 5 | STANDING, M., 2011. Clinical judgement and decision making for nursing students. Exeter: Learning Matters. |
| 6 | TAYLOR, R., ed., 2014. The essentials of nursing and healthcare research. London: Sage. |