Faculty Of Health Sciences
NSG4CAU, 2012
| Subject Code: | NSG4CAU |
| Subject Short Title: | CLINICAL AUDIT |
| Credit Points: | 20 |
| Special Conditions: | Students require access to a professional group and conduct a seminar on their clinical audit topic. |
| Subject Description: | In this subject students are introduced to the clinical audit process as a means of investigating the effectiveness, appropriateness and feasibility of a clinical practice. The subject requires students to have an understanding of the clinical audit process and then plan the conduct of a clinical audit based on best practice evidence. Students will be required to mount a case for what is considered best practice, given the available evidence on their topic and write a detailed report of the plan for conduct of a clinical audit, including ethical considerations. |
| Incompatibles: | NSG4CLE, NSG5CPD |
| Class Requirements: | A flexible learning package equivalent to 50 hours of classroom contact via the University's Learning Management System (LMS). Students have regular contact via LMS, telephone, email and personal appointments. For information on computing requirements visit: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/lms/requirements.html. |
| Work Experience Indicator: | Student is not undertaking work experience in industry |
| Available to 'Study Abroad' students: | N |
Assessment:
| Assessment Type | % | Comments |
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| One 2,500 - 3,000 word essay | 50 | |
| One 2,500 to 3,000 word report seminar presentation | 50 | Hurdle requirement |
Readings:
| Reading Type | Title | Author | Publisher |
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| Prescribed | Using evidence to guide nursing practice 2nd edn | Courtney, M and McCutchen, H 2010 | Churchill Livingstone, Marrickville, NSW (Elsevier). |
| Recommended | Evidence-based practice: a primer for health care professionals | Dawes, M, Davies, P, Gray, A, Mant, J, Seers, K & Snowball, R 2005 | 2nd edn, Churchill Livingstone, London |
Subject Coordinator: Dr Les Fitzgerald
| Subject Availability |
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| DISTANCE EDUCATION |
| Semester 1, Distance Education. Dr Les Fitzgerald (l.fitzgerald@latrobe.edu.au) |
| Semester 2, Distance Education. Dr Les Fitzgerald (l.fitzgerald@latrobe.edu.au) |
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