Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Nursing and Midwifery

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• Unit Title

  Patient Clinical Risk

• Unit Code

  PSR5103

• Year

  2017

• Enrolment Period

  2

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  20

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  Online

• Unit Coordinator

  Dr Maen ABU-QAMAR

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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.

Core Reading(s)

• Williams, J., & Vincent, C. (2001). Clinical risk management: Enhancing patient safety . (2nd ed.). UK: John Wiley & Sons.
• (2011). Principles of risk management and patient safety. Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett.
• Runciman, B., Merry, A., & Walton, M. (2007). Safety and ethics in healthcare : a guide to getting it right. Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate Pub.

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