Clinical Leadership in Context (NURS90069)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)

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The aim of this subject is to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to enable them to develop clinical leadership in their area of specialty. The subject considers contemporary issues related to professional practice and clinical leadership in advanced practice nursing roles. The core content of this subject will assist the student to understand the political, economic, professional, ethical, social and clinical influences on clinical leadership and advanced practice nursing models. Students will critique different models of clinical leadership, service delivery, governance structures, and methods for evaluating and sustaining measurable outcomes in practice. The subject will also assist students to identify their own learning and development needs with respect to clinical leadership and, where necessary, negotiate access to a range of resources to enable them to meet their learning objectives.

 

 

 

Intended learning outcomes

Following completion of this subject it is expected that the student will be able to:

  • Discuss the development of the nursing profession from national and international perspectives.
  • Critique the contribution of advanced practice nursing roles in service delivery, workforce reform, education, and research.
  • Reflect on leadership theories and styles and their application to the advanced practice nursing context.
  • Explain how leaders can support effective team dynamics and manage conflict.
  • Develop initiatives that support healthcare systems to address issues impacting patient care and outcomes.

Generic skills

  • Capacity to work collaboratively with people from diverse communities to achieve goals
  • Respectfully engages with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians to understand and incorporate indigenous ways of knowing
  • Communicates to effectively gather and share essential information
  • Ability to critically evaluate new ideas, data, research findings, methodologies and theoretical frameworks
  • Uses analytic and decision-making skills and system-level thinking to identify and address challenges
  • Professional leadership and change management skills
  • Capacity for reflection as well as self-directed and collaborative learning
  • Effective time management skills for planning and completing work to deadline

Last updated: 4 March 2025