NUR9201

Case management and care integration

Ms L Heslop

12 points · Flexible delivery mode · First or second semester · Gippsland and Peninsula

Objectives On completion of this subject the student is expected to examine a wide range of health care management concepts and their application to coordinated care, case management and continuous quality improvement; evaluate patient care delivery systems for their impact on quality improvement and care outcomes; examine concepts of managed care and their impact on the health care setting; determine ways in which patient focused care is provided, measured, understood and coordinated by nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary health care team; explore the development of new roles for nurses in patient care delivery; evaluate the ways in which nurses are restructuring their organisational and clinical operations within the context of multidisciplinary health care teams and the current health care planning environment; examine issues surrounding information management and their application to coordinated care, case management and continuous quality improvement. Develop a component of a quality improvement or case management program in a practice-based context; compare and contrast methodologies to evaluate program development and implementation.

Synopsis This subject examines a range of new technologies, practices and activities derived from integrated care, case management and continuous quality improvement concepts. Participants will review and critically evaluate innovative nursing frameworks and the potential for application of specific models, practices, protocols and tools, such as clinical pathways. Students will undertake supervised fieldwork and complete a project in conjunction with a clinical consultancy program.

Assessment: Assignment: 30% · Presentation/paper: 30% · Field-based report: 40%

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