HS516-6-PS-SA:
Leadership and Preparation

The details
2019/20
Health and Social Care (School of)
Southend Campus & Apprenticeship Location
Spring & Summer
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Monday 13 January 2020
Friday 26 June 2020
15
27 March 2020

 

Requisites for this module
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Key module for

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Module description

The registered nurse, in whatever work setting, has a significant role in managing resources, including people, time and physical resources. This module prepares students for their role as a leader and manager of nursing care in the clinical setting. It encourages students to see the wider sphere of health care policy in relation to clinical practice as a registered practitioner.

Module aims

No information available.

Module learning outcomes

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Module information

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Learning and teaching methods

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Bibliography

  • Marquis, Bessie L.; Huston, Carol J. (2012) Leadership and management tools for the new nurse : a case study approach, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Sullivan, Eleanor J.; Garland, Gayle. (2013) Practical leadership and management in healthcare: for nurses and allied health professionals, Harlow: Pearson.
  • (no date) Nursing Leadership.
  • (no date) Journal of Nursing Management.
  • Grohar-Murray, Mary Ellen; Langan, Joanne C. (c2011) Leadership and management in nursing, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
  • Handy, Charles B. (1993) Understanding organizations, New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Loughlin, Michael. (2002) Ethics, management and mythology: rational decision making for health service professionals, Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press.

The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting
Coursework   HS516 Submission (NDA Apr 18 - SA)    100% 
Coursework   HS516 Resubmission (NDA Apr 18 - SA)     

Exam format definitions

  • Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
  • In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%

Reassessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%
Module supervisor and teaching staff
David Atkinson
Jennifer Weston (Administrator) hscsouap@essex.ac.uk

 

Availability
No
No
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External examiner

Mrs Juliet Amanda Drummond
The University of Wolverhampton
Senior Adult Lecturer
Mrs Julia Mary Terry
Swansea University
Associate Professor
Mrs Annemarie Horn
University of Cumbria
Senior lecturer Adult nursing
Resources
Available via Moodle
Of 30 hours, 27 (90%) hours available to students:
3 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).

 

Further information

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