Responsible Leadership, Quality and Patient-Client Safety in Health Care ServicesLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student is able to lead safety and quality improvement processes through responsible leadership practices. Develop workforce planning strategies. Apply relevant research approaches and implement ethical leadership practises.

Content

• Client and patient safety and its significance to leadership
• Quality monitoring, evaluation and improvement
• Evaluating staff competences, professional development needs, and workforce planning strategies
• Professional training and work development research
• Principles of process and management research in healthcare organisations
• Ethical leadership practises

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student displays competence to deal with the basic content of the study unit but lacks competence in independent data acquisition, interpretation and the ability to apply the acquired knowledge to the context of workplace.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student fulfils the requirements for the study unit well. S/he displays competence in active data acquisition and is able to interpret the key features of the data to a clinical setting. The student has the ability to analyse the acquired knowledge and to apply it to the context of workplace.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student displays broad and versatile competence in the content of the study unit. S/he has great competence in targeted data acquisition. The student’s ability to make decisions shows independent thinking, responsible actions and leadership skills. The ability to apply the acquired knowledge to the context of workplace is creative and versatile.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail:
The student is not proficient in the basic content of the study unit (competence evaluation). Also, independent data acquisition, interpretation and the ability to apply the acquired knowledge to the context of workplace has shortcomings.