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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Health in Social Science : Nursing Studies

Undergraduate Course: Professionalism 4 (Professionals Working in Organisations - Clinical Governance) (NUST10042)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThis course builds on the previous courses on professionalism, and is an examination of the management of health care through the mechanisms of clinical governance, professional regulation and quality and safety standards. The course addresses, in greater depth, professions working in teams within complex organisations with emphasis on the importance of the leadership role in achieving high quality care in a variety of organisational settings.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Professionalism 1 (Introduction to Professionalism) (NUST08012) AND Professionalism 2 (Professionals in health care - team working) (NUST08008) AND Professionalism 3 (Professional judgement and clinical decision making) (NUST10040) AND Professionalism 4 (Professionals Working in Organisations - Clinical Governance) (NUST10042)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 40, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 342 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Course paper confined to within 2500-3000 words. (50%)

Final professional exam. (50%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand the importance of clinical governance in providing high quality care
  2. Have an awareness of the complex nature of the organisation of health care
  3. Have gained an understanding of the importance of teamwork in delivering high quality health care
  4. Be aware of different approaches to leadership in providing high quality care
  5. Demonstrate elements of leadership in providing high quality care in the final practice learning placement
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Jennifer Tocher
Tel: (0131 6)51 1991
Email: 		Course secretaryMiss Lee Gaedtke
Tel: (0131 6)51 3972
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