Introduction
This unit prepares you to contribute to and advance sustainability in nursing practice across diverse healthcare settings. You will explore sustainability in three key domains - environmental, social & cultural, and economic & workforce - and apply systems thinking to real-world nursing challenges. Through case studies, critical analysis, and practical problem-solving, students examine how everyday nursing decisions influence long-term system resilience, equity, quality of care, and workforce wellbeing across diverse settings.
Summary
| Unit name | Concepts of Nursing 4: The Emerging Leader |
| Unit code | NUR356 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Health School of Nursing |
| Discipline | Nursing |
| Coordinator | Doctor Bianca Viljoen |
| Available as an elective? | No |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Advanced |
Sustainable Development Goals
The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Describe and apply principles of environmental, social, cultural, economic and workforce sustainability in nursing practice.
- Critically evaluate clinical scenarios for sustainability challenges using structured audit tools and relevant standards.
- Design and justify evidence-informed, nursing-led innovations that address sustainability issues in healthcare
- Apply systems thinking to explain interconnections between sustainability domains, nursing practice, and healthcare outcomes.
- Communicate sustainability strategies clearly and persuasively in professional nursing formats, including written, oral, and visual outputs.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
NUR244 Concepts of Nursing 2: Ethics and ResearchTeaching
| Teaching Pattern | Semester: 2 hour workshop, 6 times per semester. Block 4 - Other: 2 hour workshop, 6 times per semester. |
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| Assessment | Quiz (20%)|Clinical Audit Review (35%)|Innovation Pitch (45%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required Readings will be provided by your Unit Coordinator. |
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| Recommended | Recommended Readings will be provided by your Unit Coordinator via the unit Reading List on the University Library website. |
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