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. |
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| Assessment | Online Discussion (30%)|Presentation on Quality Safety in Healthcare (30%)|Simulated Incident Response (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
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