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NUR5326 · Leading improvement and innovation in the quality and safety of health care
2026 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 5School of Nursing and Midwifery
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
This unit enables you to understand and apply contemporary approaches, tools and techniques to improving the quality and safety of health care and services. The historical and contemporary context, purpose of, and approaches to improvement and innovation in health care are explored. Working within the framework of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (Version 2), you will utilise contemporary technologies and approaches used to identify clinical performance gaps, and develop person-centred outcomes for improvement and innovation.
Areas of study: Nursing Nursing leadership and management
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Peninsula | Second semester | Some activities have a choice of on-campus or online teaching activities (FLEXIBLE) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Review of evidence report (2,000 words) | Written | 35% | — |
| 2 | Multimedia presentation of project development | Presentation | 25% | — |
| 3 | Improvement project proposal (2,750 words) | Written | 40% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.
Learning outcomes
- Critique the historical and contemporary context for improving the quality and safety of health care in Australia and internationally.
- Describe the role of clinical governance in the prevention and minimisation of clinical risks and adverse outcomes in health professional practice.
- Identify evidence relating to the presence, risks and approaches to addressing specific care quality and safety issues in health professional practice.
- Critique approaches and techniques for improving specific care quality and safety issues in contemporary health professional practice.
- Apply contemporary approaches and techniques in developing plans and interventions for improving the quality and safety of health care.
Workload
12 hours per week of teacher facilitated and self-directed learning including tutorials and online activities. Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | 24 hours |
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