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Unit of Study HEA93020 - Principles and Practice of Clinical Accountability (2019)

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Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 critically review the key principles of clinical accountability within the health care context
2 compare and contrast discipline-based practice codes and standards and their impact on clinical decision-making
3 demonstrate the linkage between clinical accountability and clinical governance
4 develop a framework for service evaluation and improvement
5 report on the legal implications governing clinical accountability in health care practice

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. critically review the key principles of clinical accountability within the health care context
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
  2. compare and contrast discipline-based practice codes and standards and their impact on clinical decision-making
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA7:
  3. demonstrate the linkage between clinical accountability and clinical governance
    • GA1:
  4. develop a framework for service evaluation and improvement
    • GA1:
  5. report on the legal implications governing clinical accountability in health care practice
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA7:

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