NUR3202

Transition to professional roles: ethics, law and management

(MED)

Merylin Cross (Gippsland), Meredith McIntyre (Peninsula)

6 points + 4 hours per week + First semester + on campus + Gippsland and Peninsula + Prerequisite: NUR1202

Synopsis: Principles of management and professional issues applied to health care, especially organisational structures; political and economic processes and constraints; evaluation of leadership; teamwork and multidisciplinary decision making. Ethical and legal standards of nursing practice in clinical practice. This unit facilitates preparation and transition to practice as a first level graduate nurse.

Assessment: Examination: 50% + Assignments (2): 50%