Patient Care, Quality and Evidence Based Practice
PostgraduateUND-NURS40232025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 13 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Price from
- $3,110
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Patient Care, Quality and Evidence Based Practice
About this subject
On completion of this subject students should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes:
1. Critically evaluate health care challenges within scope and area of practice outlining relevant nurse. sensitive indicators (NSI) and a plan of action for these.
2. Synthesise current nursing/midwifery frontline leader’s ’role in the health care system and compare their work practices to evidence based practice of quality initiative.
3. Develop a project brief about a quality initiative integrating relevant current evidence available.
4. Analyse current contemporary practice to determine if it meets the benchmark of evidenced based practice.
- Clinical audit
- Patient care
- Risk management
- Leading safety and quality in healthcare
- Project initiatives and planning
- Future proofing
This subject will enable students to consolidate their knowledge and apply current contemporary quality concepts including the quality cycle, LEAN, clinical audit, risk management & mitigation and best practice for safe, efficient and relevant patient care.
- Online Test (20%)
- Written Essay (40%)
- Written Project (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- UND-NLM-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership (Aspiring Leaders)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership (Aspiring Leaders)
PostgraduateUND-NLM-GCE