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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Clinical Leadership and Management

  • Unit Code

    CLM6100

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit is aimed at health professionals whose role and responsibility is to deliver clinical care.The unit focuses on the self-development of the participant, and emphasises close links with patient/client involvement and quality improvement. The unit teaches the use of a variety of different tools and interventions to enable clinical leaders to develop the necessary skills to set and maintain high standards of patient-focused care, to lead by example and to inspire, motivate and empower their teams.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CLM4100

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Advocate for patient safety and integrate system improvement into clinical care.
  2. Analyse conflict resolution strategies within the broader health environment.
  3. Analyse their own leadership style and optimise its impact within their clinical team.
  4. Critically reflect on their cross cultural responsiveness when communicating with patients, families and colleagues.
  5. Evaluate their effectiveness and role within their clinical team.
  6. Evaluate their role within the multi-professional team.
  7. Generate skills and tools to be more effective advocates for the safety and quality initiatives.
  8. Transmit strategies to deal with difficult interactions with managers and peers.

Unit Content

  1. Clinical leadership and accountability for patient care.
  2. Clinical leadership and management within a quality-improvement environment.
  3. Management strategies forthe challenges and critics in the clinical setting.
  4. Motivational theories and their use by clinical leaders.
  5. Principles of leading and managing a diverse workforce in the clinical setting.
  6. Relationship between leadership and management in the clinical setting.
  7. Theories of leadership and application in the clinical setting.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-line modules, social networking sites and virtual tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayA discussion of the application of the theoretical principles of leadership and management in the clinical setting60%
JournalA critical reflection on leadership decision making processes40%

Text References

  • Stacey, R., & Griffin, D. (Eds). (2005). Complexity and the experience of managing in public sector organisations. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Shortell, S. M., & Kaluzny, A. D. (2011). Health care management: Organisation, design, and behavior (6th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.
  • Pozgar, G. D. (2011). Legal aspects of health care administration (11th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
  • Lewis, J. P. (2007). Mastering project management: Applying advanced concepts to systems thinking, control & evaluation, resource allocation (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
  • Feldman, H. R., & Greenberg, M. J. (2005). Educating nurses for leadership. New York, NY: Springer Pub. Co.

Journal References

  • Clinical Risk
  • Journal of Leadership
  • British Medical Journal
  • British Journal of Clinical Governance

Website References

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Clinical Leadership and Management

  • Unit Code

    CLM6100

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit is aimed at health professionals whose role and responsibility is to deliver clinical care.The unit focuses on the self-development of the participant, and emphasises close links with patient/client involvement and quality improvement. The unit teaches the use of a variety of different tools and interventions to enable clinical leaders to develop the necessary skills to set and maintain high standards of patient-focused care, to lead by example and to inspire, motivate and empower their teams.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CLM4100

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Advocate for patient safety and integrate system improvement into clinical care.
  2. Analyse conflict resolution strategies within the broader health environment.
  3. Analyse their own leadership style and optimise its impact within their clinical team.
  4. Critically reflect on their cross cultural responsiveness when communicating with patients, families and colleagues.
  5. Evaluate their effectiveness and role within their clinical team.
  6. Evaluate their role within the multi-professional team.
  7. Generate skills and tools to be more effective advocates for the safety and quality initiatives.
  8. Transmit strategies to deal with difficult interactions with managers and peers.

Unit Content

  1. Clinical leadership and accountability for patient care.
  2. Clinical leadership and management within a quality-improvement environment.
  3. Management strategies forthe challenges and critics in the clinical setting.
  4. Motivational theories and their use by clinical leaders.
  5. Principles of leading and managing a diverse workforce in the clinical setting.
  6. Relationship between leadership and management in the clinical setting.
  7. Theories of leadership and application in the clinical setting.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-line modules, social networking sites and virtual tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Essaya discussion of the application of the theoretical principles of leadership and management in the cl60%
JournalA critical refelction on leadership decision making processes40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayA discussion of the application of the theoretical principles of leadership and management in the clinical setting60%
JournalA critical reflection on leadership decision making processes40%

Text References

  • Stacey, R., & Griffin, D. (Eds). (2005). Complexity and the experience of managing in public sector organisations. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Shortell, S. M., & Kaluzny, A. D. (2011). Health care management: Organisation, design, and behavior (6th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.
  • Pozgar, G. D. (2011). Legal aspects of health care administration (11th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
  • Lewis, J. P. (2007). Mastering project management: Applying advanced concepts to systems thinking, control & evaluation, resource allocation (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
  • Feldman, H. R., & Greenberg, M. J. (2005). Educating nurses for leadership. New York, NY: Springer Pub. Co.

Journal References

  • Clinical Risk
  • Journal of Leadership
  • British Medical Journal
  • British Journal of Clinical Governance

Website References

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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