Unit of Study NURS6002 Promoting Nursing Leadership (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Develops knowledge about the complexity of leadership in nursing. Students will be provided with opportunities to consolidate their learning of management and leadership concepts by exploring how leadership and management theories apply to the nurse's role. Learning emphasises the development of personal leadership strategies in preparation for graduate practice. Students will have the opportunity to develop and apply skills in decision making, communication, delegation and quality management.

Unit content

Becoming an effective leader
Quality management
Leadership communication skills
Decision making, coordination and collaboration
Ethical leadership
Leadership in practice

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term3	Term3
Gold Coast	Term3	Term3
Lismore	Term3	Term3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

differentiate the major models of leadership

apply professional skills and teamwork to nursing leadership and care management

critically analyse and synthesise problems, concepts and theories on delegation, change management and conflict resolution

interpret and transmit knowledge to a variety of audiences on ethical leadership concepts, skills and decision making, healthcare team coordination and accountability for quality care delivery in a variety of settings

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hrs (Weekly)

Assessment
Case study	60%
Proposal	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hrs (Weekly)

Assessment
Case study	60%
Proposal	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hrs (Weekly)

Assessment
Case study	60%
Proposal	40%

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Domestic

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