Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Nursing and Midwifery

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• Unit Title

  Managing Risk in the Clinical Environment

• Unit Code

  PSR5101

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  2

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  20

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  Online

Description

This unit will focus on the four key domains of clinical risk as articulated by the Federal Department of Health and Ageing (pressure area care, medication error, hand hygiene and falls). Students will examine core concepts about contributing disease processes, intrinsic, and extrinsic factors, that may increase individual patient's clinical risk, using exemplars and case studies from their clinical workplace to authenticate learning and assessment related to the management of risk in the clinical environment.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

This unit will involve flexible, on-line teaching and learning to integrate theory attained through this learning and applying it to their individual clinical setting to ensure authenticated assessment.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Apply an advanced level theoretical understanding of complex disease and ageing processes which may contribute to clinical risk, to the clinical setting.
2. Critically analyse intervention strategies for managing clinical risk.
3. Demonstrate expert judgement in the application of clinical risk management interventions to the clinical setting.
4. Describe the principles of intrinsic and extrinsic factors associated with clinical risk.
5. Transmit knowledge, skill and ideas of risk management strategies to clinical and non-clinical audiences.
6. Use advanced research skills to support development or deconstruction of clinical risk assessment tools.

Unit Content

1. Clinical risk management.
2. Core concepts of disease and ageing processes which contribute to clinical risk.
3. Development, implementation and evaluation of clinical risk assessment tools.
4. Federal Government Department of Health and Ageing key clinical risk indicators.
5. Intrinsic and extrinsic factors associated with clinical risk.
6. Risk management health promotion.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students will be required to be familiar with utilising multiple media (including internet, weblinks, wiki's, blogs, and university e-learning) as coursework will be delivered through e-learning. Additionally, students will be required to integrate their theoretical learning to their workplace (Work Integrated Learning) by working collaboratively with various members of their healthcare team, drawing exemplars and case studies to support their learning and authenticate assessment.

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.

Text References

• Runciman, B., Merry, A., Walton, M. (2007). Safety and ethics in healthcare: a guide to getting it right. Abingdon, England;  Ashgate.
• Runciman, B., Merry, A., & Walton, M., (2007). Safety and ethics in healthcare: a guide to getting it right. Abingdon, England;  Ashgate. Note: There is no required text, however this text is recommended.
• Taylor, K., & Guerin, P. (2010). Health care and indigenous Australians: cultural safety in practice. Melbourne, Australia: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Youngberg , B. (2011). Principles of Risk Management and Patient Safety. Burlington, United States; Jones & Bartlett. Note: There is no required text, however this text is recommended.
• Williams, J., & Vincent, C. (2009). Clinical risk management: Enhancing patient safety (2nd ed.). UK: John Wiley & Sons.
• Youngberg , B. (2011). Principles of risk management and patient safety. Burlington, United States: Jones & Bartlett.

Journal References

• Doron, S. I., Kifuji, K., Hynes, B., Dunlop, D., Lemon, T., Hansjosten, K., & ... Fairchild, D. G. (2011). A multifaceted approach to education, observation and feedback in a successful hand hygiene campaign. Joint Commission Journal on Quality & Patient Safety, 37(1), 3-10.
• Healey, F. (2010). A guide on how to prevent falls and injury in hospitals. Nursing Older People, 22(9), 16-22.
• Johnson, K., Bryant, C., Jenkins, M., Hiteshew, C., & Sobol, K. (2010). A nurse-patient partnership program to improve medication safety: "ask your nurse about your medication". Med-Surg Matters, 19(3), 1.
• Weinberg, J., Proske, D., Szerszen, A., Lefkovic, K., Cline, C., El-Sayegh, S., & ... Weiserbs, K. (2011). An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital. Joint Commission Journal on Quality & Patient Safety, 37(7), 317-325.
• Catalano, K., & Fickenscher, K. (2008). Complying with the 2008 National Patient Safety Goals. AORN Journal, 87(3), 547.