HNN120 - Quality and Safety in Health Care 1
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), CBD*, Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Sally Buchanan-Hagen |
| Previously: | Quality and Safety in Health Care |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in course D355, D381, D387, H326, H329 |
| Campus contact: | Waterfront (Geelong): Laura Brooks |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will spend on average 150 hours over the trimester undertaking synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning activities for this unit. This will include 18 hours synchronous learning activities and 18 hours of guided asynchronous learning activities. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour seminar per week |
Note:*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery. | |
Content
This unit is the first of two units within the Professional Studies Cluster. Students will be given the opportunity to develop specific knowledge relevant to nursing to foster an understanding of contemporary nursing practice.
Students will explore local and global issues influencing the nursing profession and the role of nurses in promoting patient safety and quality care. This will include the examination of the underpinning principles of quality and safety in health care including person-centred care, risk management, therapeutic communication, ethical and legal issues relevant to nursing practice, evidence-based practice, and collaboration.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Outline the evolution of nursing as a profession. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Apply the professional, legal, and ethical standards of nursing. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Explain the local and global health care context in which nurses’ practice. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Describe the role of the nurse within society and the Australian health care context. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Assignment | 800 words | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Case Study | 1200 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 3: Presentation | Presentation (equivalent 2000 words) | 50% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNN120 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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