Unit Synopsis
In this unit you will have the opportunity to explore clinical governance, its application to nursing and the health care setting. You will apply a specific governance framework to your clinical setting and evaluate its effectiveness. You will also examine the use of clinical audits as part of a quality improvement cycle as a means for measuring clinical effectiveness and improving patient care.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 8 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 1 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Students must be enrolled in CL22 Master of Clinical Nursing or CL16 Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing to undertake this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
To see assessment details from an earlier availability, please search via a previous term.
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site.
Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 2.33% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student emails
Students working in clinical practice felt overloaded with working in their new role as new graduates while simultaneously completing their graduate program and studying.
Recommend students get advice at the beginning of the term to pace their assessment preparations, rather than leaving it to the last minute. Students are encouraged to contact the unit coordinator via email. Recommend to students that they apply for an extension early if required.
In Progress
Source: Email from graduate coordinator
Hospital graduate coordinators were unsure regarding the assessment items and provided confusing feedback to students.
Recommend graduate coordinators attend the Academic liaison meetings to remain appraised of the current assessment requirements.
In Progress
Source: Student
Students were confused by hospital graduate coordinators' directions that did not align with Assessment Tasks.
Differentiate the hospital graduate program and the CQU Assessment requirements.
Graduate Certificate of Clinical Nursing information booklet was written and uploaded to Moodle.
Source: Student
Students feeling pressured with shift work requirements and further study
Make use of study habits gained in undergraduate years. Request an extension as required. Students notified about counselling services available as appropriate.
Students were advised to contact the unit coordinators for support as soon as they felt they were experiencing difficulties or dealing with adverse circumstances that were affecting their studies.
To see Learning Outcomes from an earlier availability, please search via a previous term.