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Unit of Study NURS3001 - The Nurse as a Leader (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Develops students’ knowledge about the complexity of leadership in nursing. Students will be provided with opportunities to consolidate their learning of management and leadership concepts by exploring how leadership and management theories apply to the nurse's role. Learning emphasises the development of personal leadership strategies in preparation for graduate practice. Students will have the opportunity to develop and apply skills in decision making, communication, delegation and quality management. 

Unit content

  1. Becoming an effective leader
  2. Quality management
  3. Leadership communication skills
  4. Decision-making, coordination and collaboration
  5. Ethical leadership
  6. Leadership in practice

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term3,5
Term3,5
Gold Coast
Term3,5
Term3,5
Lismore
Term3,5
Term3,5

Learning outcomes

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:

differentiate the major models of nursing leadership

apply professional communication skills and teamwork to nursing leadership and care management

discuss ethical leadership concepts, skills and decision making, healthcare team coordination and accountability for quality care delivery in a variety of settings

critique the concepts of quality improvement, delegation, change management and conflict resolution management strategies

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