4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur)

NU4S03 -Management and Health Policy (5 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module the student should be able to

Unit 1: Management, quality and policy in healthcare (10 L & 2 tut)

• Discuss the health care system and contemporary developments in health care provision in Ireland.
  
• Discuss the role of nursing in population health and the health policy process.
  
• Discuss the regulation and governance of nursing in Ireland.
  
• Discuss the application of principles of management and leadership in nursing.
  
• Discuss the management of change in nursing practice.
  
• Discuss patient safety and quality in healthcare and the application of quality improvement strategies to nursing practice.

Unit 2: Facilitating clinical learning (8 L )

• Discuss the application of learning theories and learning styles in enabling professional and patient/client learning.
  
• Identify the factors that contribute to or impede the creation of an optimal and supportive learning environment.
  
• Discuss the nature and process of facilitating, assessing and supporting learning with a range of learners, using appropriate strategies and feedback.
  
• Identify and discuss appropriate application of assertiveness skills for nursing practice.

Module Learning Aims

The aim of this module is to build on previous learning to equip students to work effectively as a member
of the multidisciplinary team during the internship period and following registration as a nurse. The
module introduces students to health policy and management/leadership theory. It incorporates issues of
quality and patient safety in health care. It also addresses the principles of facilitating learning, with the
aim of preparing students to meet the requirements of their role as educator in the clinical setting. The
module is presented in 2 units of study as follows:

• Unit 1: Management, quality & policy in healthcare
  
• Unit 2: Facilitating clinical learning

Recommended Reading List

Essential Reading

Unit 1: Management, quality and policy in healthcare

• Sullivan E J. Garland G. (2013) Practical Leadership and Management in Healthcare : for nursing and allied health professionals. Second Edition. Pearson, Great Britain.
  
• Marquis B.L. & Huston C.J. (2015) Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing, 8th Edition.Wolters Klewer, , Philadelphia.
  

Unit 2: Facilitating clinical learning

• Hinchliff S. (2009) The Practitioner as Teacher, 4th Edition. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.

Recommended Reading

Unit 1: Management, quality and policy in healthcare

• Huber, D. (Ed) (2014) Leadership and Nursing Care Management. Fifth Edition. Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia.
  
• Gopee, N. Galloway, J. (2014) Leadership and Management in Health care. 2nd Edition. Sage, Los Angeles.
  

Unit 2: Facilitating clinical learning

• Stuart C. (2007) Assessment, Supervision and Support in Clinical Practice. A Guide for Nurses, Midwives and other Health Professionals, 2nd Edition. Churchill Livingstone, London.
  
• Rankin S., Stallings K. & London F. (2005) Patient Education in Health and Illness. Lippincott, Philadelphia.
  
• McCabe C. &Timmins F. (2006) Communication Skills for Nursing Practice. Palgrave McMillan, London.
  

* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning