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NUR-40103 - Module Specification
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 26 April 2024

NUR-40103 - Leadership In Nursing Practice
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 556723

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
To:
Critically analyse the principles of effective leadership and management of nursing care, including development of personal leadership behaviours
Articulate how nurses can be empowered to effectively influence future care provision, including cost effectiveness of nursing care.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically appraise the principles of health economics and their relevance to resource allocation in health and social care organisations and other agencies
: 1
Analyse theories of leadership and management in relation to self and others in enhancing service improvement: 1
Critically reflect upon own leadership, management and team working skills in relation to the demands of professional practice in their own field of nursing
: 1

Study hours

Breakdown of active learning hours-
In situ- 24hrs (Lectures, discussion, seminars, tutorials, workshops, assessment preparation)
Asynchronous- 8hrs (Guided independent study including preparation for scheduled sessions, follow up work)
Breakdown of independent study hours-
Independent study- 118hrs (Wider reading, revision, assessment preparation)
Due to the dynamic nature of nursing programmes, the above breakdown may be subject to alteration.




School Rules

You will not be able to complete this module unless you are in good academic standing, having successfully completed the previous part/year 1 of your MSc programme

Description of Module Assessment

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 26 April 2024