Design of clinical microsystem

Subject:

Design of clinical microsystem

Module:

Leadership and quality in Nursing Module

Holder of subject:

Dr Andrej Robida, Associate Professor

Education providers:

• Dr Andrej Robida, Associate Professor

Contact hours – lectures:

40

Contact hours – seminar:

40

Contact hours – exercises:

20

Individual student work:

150

ECTS:

10

Level of study:

Second cycle study program Nursing

Semester:

Winter

Language:

Slovene/English

Subject specific competences:

• Recognize  microsystem thinking in healthcare and nursing care for quality and patient safety improvements with  microsystems  empowerment
• Designing of  evidence-based changes in  healthcare and nursing practice
• Implementing practical tools in one's own microysystem, pilot testing of changes and standardization of processes
• Presentation of success of improvements in one's own microsystem to other personnel in healthcare organisation and disseminate best practices
• Recognizing key elements of effectice leadership in quality and   implementation of changes.
   

Mandatory and recommended references:

Mandatory references:

• Robida A. Pot do odlične zdravstvene prakse. Vodnik za izboljševanje kakovosti in presojo lastne zdravstvene prakse. Ljubljana: Planet GV: 2009.
• Nelson EC, Batalden PB, Huber TP, et al. Microsystems in Health Care: Part 1. Learning from high- performing front-line clinical units. Journal on Quality improvement 2002; 28: 472-93.
• Nelson EC, Batalden PB, Huber TP, et al. Microsystems in Health Care: Part 2. Creating a Rich Information Environment. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety 2003; 29: 5-15.
• Kelly DL. Applying quality management in healthcare. Chicago: Health Administration Press: 2007.

Recommended references:

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Conditions for the inclusion in the study:

Assessment methods:

• written examination – 70%,
• research project – 30%.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, seminars, group work, exercises.