| Module Title |
Education & Leadership |
| Module Code |
NUR1127 (ITS: NS5070P) |
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Faculty |
Science & Health |
School |
Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health |
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NFQ level |
9 |
Credit Rating |
10 |
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Description
This module will focus on key strategies necessary to assist nurses in their future roles as nurse leaders and educators within healthcare settings. Key aspects of focus will include contemporary theories of management and leadership which inform and underpin practice development initiatives for advanced nursing practice. Facilitating learning and knowledge transfer in healthcare settings through coaching, mentoring and supervision will be underpinned by theories of learning. The module will incorporate a variety of teaching, learning and assessment strategies designed to harness student capability for advanced nursing practice through leadership, education and management of change within healthcare organisations.
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Learning Outcomes
1. Integrate knowledge of leadership and management theories, models and frameworks to guide and inform clinical practice.
2. Critically examine knowledge, skills and attributes necessary to effectively facilitate learning in practice.
3. Demonstrate leadership in the translation of new knowledge into practice through critical engagement and evaluation of educational relationships between teacher and learner.
4. Critically examine inter- and intra-professional partnerships within complex healthcare systems and the contribution of leadership to capacity-building.
5. Evaluate how organisational structure and care processes impact the quality of healthcare.
6. Critically examine how national and local quality improvement systems and practices impact on health care
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| Workload | Full time hours per semester | | Type | Hours | Description |
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| Lecture | 24 | Face to face contact with module coordinator through lecture delivery mode. | | Group work | 12 | Synchronous and asynchronous learning and engagement with pre-determined module tasks including on-line activities. Includes peer and self-review; contribution to discussion forums and completion of individual online tasks. | | Tutorial | 12 | Individual and structured small group supervision to guide and support active learning and engagement with module requirements. | | Independent Study | 202 | Reflection on concepts and frameworks underpinning module focus; prospect for critical and creative thinking; assimilation of new knowledge; identification of informal learning opportunities. |
| Total Workload: 250 |
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| Section Breakdown | | CRN | 20839 | Part of Term | Semester 2 | | Coursework | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% | | Grade Scale | 40PASS | Pass Both Elements | N | | Resit Category | RC1 | Best Mark | N | | Module Co-ordinator | Therese Leufer | Module Teacher | Siobhan Rothwell |
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| Assessment Breakdown |
| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Assignment | Written assignment critically analysing an aspect of Leadership and Management within healthcare organisations. | 50% | n/a | | Presentation | Practical teaching skill demonstration: Completion of learning plan, micro-teaching session and peer evaluation. (Summative - to include 1000 word report/evaluation). | 50% | n/a |
| Reassessment Requirement Type |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
RC1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module.
RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None |
| Compatibles |
None |
| Incompatibles |
None |
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Indicative content
Leadership :- Leadership and Management – contemporary theories, systems, models and approaches. Consideration of leadership as a component of capacity building from a team, service provision, organisation and wider health context perspective. Quality:- Quality improvement systems and practices; safety culture; impact of international, national and local policy and practices. Organisations Complex organisational healthcare systems, structure & culture; inter-professional collaborative partnership; conflict management, empowerment. Education:- Educational philosophy and theories of learning; Andragogy and learning strategies – Group learning and group dynamics, Work-based learning, inquiry based learning, problem based learning; Educational relationships to support emerging advanced practice – coaching, mentorship continuum from facilitation to critical friendship and beyond, clinical supervision; Assessment of clinical learning and competence; Learning contracts, Reflection, lifelong learning; Professional and health policy influences on clinical learning environment.
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Indicative Reading List
Books:
- Gaberson K B, Oermann MH and Shellenbarger T: 2015, Clinical teaching strategies in nursing, 4th Edition, Springer., New York, 9780826
- Marquis BL and Huston CJ: 2017, Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and Application, 9th Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, New York, 978149634979
- Gopee N: 2011, Mentoring and Supervision in Healthcare, 2nd Edition, Sage Publications Ltd, London, 9780857024190
- Hughes SJ and Quinn FM: 2013, 2013 Quinn’s Principles and Practice of Nurse Education, 6th Edition, Cengage Learning, Hampshire (UK), 978140807282
- Institute of Health: 2011, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, National Academies Press, Washington, DC., 97803091
- Malloch K and Porter-O'Grady T: 2015, The Career Handoff: A Healthcare Leader’s Guide to Knowledge & Wisdom Transfer Across Generation, Sigma Theta Tau International, Indianapolis, USA, 978194044650
- McEwen M & Wills EM: 2014, Theoretical Basis for Nursing., 4th Edition, Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 97814511903
- Rubenfeld MG and Scheffer BK: 2014, Critical thinking tactics for nurses: achieving the IOM Competencies, 3rd Edition, Jones Bartlett Publishers, Boston, 978128404138
- Stanley D (Eds): 2016, Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare: Values into Action (Advanced Healthcare Practice), Wiley Blackwell, W. Sussex (U.K.), 978111925376
Articles:
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Other Resources
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