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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

    Patient Clinical Risk

  • Unit Code

    PSR5103

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

This unit explores the principles of risk and applies them to healthcare in order to maximise patient safety.The unit facilitates students to critically analyse strategies for managing clinical risk and teaches students to use the tools and techniques for identifying, managing and minimising clinical error and adverse clinical events, including responding to a patient complaints system and root cause analysis.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Online

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PSR4100

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse and evaluate risk control methods and techniques to reduce patient errors and increase patient safety.
  2. Analyse and evaluate the elements of negligence in the health care setting.
  3. Analyse methods for identifying risk exposure in hospitals, ambulatory surgical centres and long term care through transference of knowledge and skills.
  4. Analyse the four pillars of clinical governance.
  5. Evaluate patient monitoring systems including patient complaints and analyse theoretical cocepts relating to root cause analysis.
  6. Evaluate theoretical concepts relating to health care standards and regulations impacting on client care.
  7. Evaluate theoretical concepts relating to the clinical governance framework.
  8. Evaluate theoretical systems linking Risk Management with Quality Improvement.

Unit Content

  1. Clinical governance.
  2. Clinical risk management.
  3. Elements of negligence and malpractice.
  4. Health care standards and regulations.
  5. Patient care monitoring systems.
  6. Patient safety issues.
  7. Risk control in the clinical setting.
  8. Risk identification in the clinical setting.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Web lectures, discussion boards, e-learning, work integrated learning experiences, collaborative and independent learning.

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
ReportReview50%
AssignmentEssay50%

Text References

  • ^ Williams, J., & Vincent, C. (2009). Clinical risk management: Enhancing patient safety (2nd ed.). London: BMJ publishing.
  • Shore, D. A. (2006). The trust crisis in healthcare: Causes, consequences and cures. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Carroll, R. (2007). Risk management handbook for health care organizations (5th ed.). New York: J-B AHA Press.
  • Pozgar, G. D., & Santucci, N. M. (2007). Legal aspects of health care administration. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Barlett Publishers.
  • Stacey, R., & Griffin, D. (2005). Complexity and the experience of managing in public sector organizations. New York: Routledge.
  • Healey, J. (Ed.). The health of indigenous Australians. NSW, Australia: The Spinney Press.

Journal References

  • Journal of Quality and :Patient Safety
  • British Journal of Clinical Governance
  • Clinical Risk
  • Clinical Governance Bulletin

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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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

    Patient Clinical Risk

  • Unit Code

    PSR5103

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

This unit explores the principles of risk and applies them to healthcare in order to maximise patient safety.The unit facilitates students to critically analyse strategies for managing clinical risk and teaches students to use the tools and techniques for identifying, managing and minimising clinical error and adverse clinical events, including responding to a patient complaints system and root cause analysis.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Online

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PSR4100

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse and evaluate risk control methods and techniques to reduce patient errors and increase patient safety.
  2. Analyse and evaluate the elements of negligence in the health care setting.
  3. Analyse methods for identifying risk exposure in hospitals, ambulatory surgical centres and long term care through transference of knowledge and skills.
  4. Analyse the four pillars of clinical governance.
  5. Evaluate patient monitoring systems including patient complaints and analyse theoretical cocepts relating to root cause analysis.
  6. Evaluate theoretical concepts relating to health care standards and regulations impacting on client care.
  7. Evaluate theoretical concepts relating to the clinical governance framework.
  8. Evaluate theoretical systems linking Risk Management with Quality Improvement.

Unit Content

  1. Clinical governance.
  2. Clinical risk management.
  3. Elements of negligence and malpractice.
  4. Health care standards and regulations.
  5. Patient care monitoring systems.
  6. Patient safety issues.
  7. Risk control in the clinical setting.
  8. Risk identification in the clinical setting.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Web lectures, discussion boards, e-learning, work integrated learning experiences, collaborative and independent learning.

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
ReportReview50%
AssignmentEssay50%

Text References

  • Carroll, R. (2007). Risk management handbook for health care organizations (5th ed.). New York: J-B AHA Press.
  • Pozgar, G. D., & Santucci, N. M. (2007). Legal aspects of health care administration. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Barlett Publishers.
  • Healey, J. (Ed.). The health of indigenous Australians. NSW, Australia: The Spinney Press.
  • Stacey, R., & Griffin, D. (2005). Complexity and the experience of managing in public sector organizations. New York: Routledge.
  • Shore, D. A. (2006). The trust crisis in healthcare: Causes, consequences and cures. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • ^ Williams, J., & Vincent, C. (2009). Clinical risk management: Enhancing patient safety (2nd ed.). London: BMJ publishing.
  • ^ 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.
  • Runciman, B., Merry, A., & Wlaton, M. (2007). Safety and ethics in healthcare: a guide to getting it right. Abingdon, England;  Ashgate. Note: 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.
  • Youngberg , B. (2011). Principles of Risk Management and Patient Safety. Burlington, United States; Jones & Bartlett. Note: This text is recommended.

Journal References

  • Journal of Quality and :Patient Safety
  • Clinical Governance Bulletin
  • British Journal of Clinical Governance
  • Clinical Risk

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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