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Introduction to Quality Health Services unit (CNA423)

This unit is available in the Graduate Certificate; Graduate Diploma and Masters in Nursing (Quality and Safety).

Introduction

Students completing this unit will have acquired knowledge of existing health service models, the internal and external factors that influence the delivery of quality services, and the best-practice models for quality service design.

Summary

Unit name Introduction to Quality Health Services
Unit code CNA423
Credit points 12.5
College/School Health
School of Nursing
Discipline Nursing
Coordinator Mr Carl Fiedler
Delivered By University of Tasmania
Level Honours

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify and discuss a range of pressures necessitating health service quality improvement, including political, economic, social and technological factors.
  • Identify and critically assess relevant evidence to communicate improvement opportunities to health services practitioners and other audiences.
  • Integrate and apply theoretical frameworks to support comprehensive assessments of factors likely to support or hinder service quality improvement in a wide range of health services settings.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Individual Study – This unit is offered fully online via MyLO (My Learning Online). You are expected to devote around 10 hours per week to the study materials, assessment tasks and self-directed learning.

AssessmentOnline Discussion (30%)|Presentation on Quality Safety in Healthcare (30%)|Simulated Incident Response (40%)
TimetableView the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Required Readings will be provided by your Unit Coordinator via the Reading List link in MyLO, or the unit Reading List on the University Library website.

Recommended

Recommended Readings will be provided by your Unit Coordinator via the Reading List link in MyLO, or the unit Reading List on the University Library website.

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