There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

In this module you will evaluate the principles underpinning the delivery of safe, high quality nursing care. You will learn about the improvement of quality and safety and how this intersects with human factors, critical incidents and adverse events such as medication errors. You will also examine the concept of clinical governance and develop an understanding of the role of policy, frameworks, regulations and how they can impact on patient safety and the quality of care you deliver. You will analyse your professional responsibilities as a nurse in managing patient safety and critically analyse the evidence base that informs safe care and supports quality improvement. You will apply this learning to develop a deeper understanding of the concepts in relation to your professional responsibility as a nurse through developing a small,manageable quality improvement (QI) proposal for a local practice area . The focus of the QI proposal will drawn from your observation in clinical practice. This will be presented an oral power point presentation providing a persuasive argument for your QI idea

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Examine the relationship of clinical governance and policy in delivering safe, effective and person centered quality care.

LO2: Evaluate the impact of systems and human factors on complex care delivery.

LO3: Apply knowledge of quality improvement (QI) theory and use this to develop a simple QI proposal.

LO4: Critically analyse the evidence base that informs safe, effective and person centered care, and quality improvement initiatives within the context of health and social care.