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
Evaluation of Risk Management and PracticeUnit Code
PSR5102Year
2015Enrolment Period
1Version
3Credit Points
20Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
Online
Description
This unit will develop on the student's foundation knowledge and skills in clinical assessment and documentation of clinical risk.Students willdraw on practice scenarios to evaluate the effectiveness of risk management in practice in the clinical health setting.
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 the individual student's clinical setting to ensure authentic assessment.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Design and deliver training sessions relating to risk management evaluation strategies.
- Design and implement an evidence based clinical risk management program in collaboration with members of the multi-professional team.
- Evaluate a clinical risk management program for a target group.
- Evaluate clinical risk assessment procedures and behaviours in a specific context.
Unit Content
- How gap analysis may be applied to the clinical setting to identify areas for improved clinical performance, improved patient safety and areas of clinical risk.
- Students will be introduced to various clinical health competency assessment and risk assessment tools.
- Students will be introduced to various program evaluation tools which may be applied in various clinical health settings.
- Students will be introduced to various risk management tools.
- The Federal Government Department of Health and Ageing has highlighted four key clinical risk indicators which should form the basis of risk assessment in the clinical setting.
- The learning process will be explained to students and they will be asked to integrate the learning process into their educational packages to achieve behaviour modification in their target audiences.
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), drawing exemplars and case studies to support their learning and authenticate assessment through development of products that may be used in the work setting.
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| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Exercise | Deconstruction of clinical risk assessment form - part 1 | 30% |
| Exercise | Deconstruction of clinical risk assessment form - part 2 | 30% |
| Exegesis | Clinical risk management theory | 40% |
Text References
- Williams, J., & Vincent, C. (2009). Clinical risk management: Enhancing patient safety (2nd ed.). UK: John Wiley & Sons.
- Taylor, K., & Geurin, P. (2010). Health care and indigenous Australians: cultural safety in practice. Melbourne, Australia: Palgrave Macmillan.
Journal References
- 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
- 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 3 - 10.
- Catalano, K., & Fickenscher, K. (2008). Complying with the 2008 national patient safety goals. AORN Journal, 87(3), 547.
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
Evaluation of Risk Management and PracticeUnit Code
PSR5102Year
2015Enrolment Period
2Version
3Credit Points
20Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
Online
Description
This unit will develop on the student's foundation knowledge and skills in clinical assessment and documentation of clinical risk.Students willdraw on practice scenarios to evaluate the effectiveness of risk management in practice in the clinical health setting.
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 the individual student's clinical setting to ensure authentic assessment.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Design and deliver training sessions relating to risk management evaluation strategies.
- Design and implement an evidence based clinical risk management program in collaboration with members of the multi-professional team.
- Evaluate a clinical risk management program for a target group.
- Evaluate clinical risk assessment procedures and behaviours in a specific context.
Unit Content
- How gap analysis may be applied to the clinical setting to identify areas for improved clinical performance, improved patient safety and areas of clinical risk.
- Students will be introduced to various clinical health competency assessment and risk assessment tools.
- Students will be introduced to various program evaluation tools which may be applied in various clinical health settings.
- Students will be introduced to various risk management tools.
- The Federal Government Department of Health and Ageing has highlighted four key clinical risk indicators which should form the basis of risk assessment in the clinical setting.
- The learning process will be explained to students and they will be asked to integrate the learning process into their educational packages to achieve behaviour modification in their target audiences.
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), drawing exemplars and case studies to support their learning and authenticate assessment through development of products that may be used in the work setting.
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| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Exercise | Deconstruction of clinical risk assessment form - part 1 | 30% |
| Exercise | Deconstruction of clinical risk assessment form - part 2 | 30% |
| Exegesis | Clinical risk management theory | 40% |
Text References
- Taylor, K., & Geurin, P. (2010). Health care and indigenous Australians: cultural safety in practice. Melbourne, Australia: Palgrave Macmillan.
- ^ Williams, J., & Vincent, C. (2009). Clinical risk management: Enhancing patient safety (2nd ed.). UK: John Wiley & Sons. Note: There is no required text, however this text is recommended.
- ^ 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.
- Runciman, B., Merry, A., & Walton, M. (2007). Safety and ethics in healthcare: a guide to getting it right. Abingdon, England; Ashgate. Note: This text is recommended
- ^ 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.
- Youngberg , B. (2011). Principles of Risk Management and Patient Safety. Burlington, United States; Jones & Bartlett. Note: This text is recommended.
Journal References
- Catalano, K., & Fickenscher, K. (2008). Complying with the 2008 national patient safety goals. AORN Journal, 87(3), 547.
- 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
- Healey, F. (2010). A guide on how to prevent falls and injury in hospitals. Nursing Older People, 22(9), 16-22.
- 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 3 - 10.
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
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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