Human Factors: The Impact on Patient Safety

• • Introduction to Human Factors
  • Human Factors and Working Environments, Machinery and Technology
  • Human Factors and Medication Errors
  • Human Factors and Teamwork & Situation Awareness
  • Human Factors and the use of Structured tools to improve Clinical Handover
  • Human Factors: Recognising and Responding to Clinical Deterioration

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MUR-SHP602U-Human Factors: The Impact on Patient Safety (No longer available)

Others

Enrolment in a graduate degree.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

The study of Human Factors provides understanding of human characteristics and applies this to improving the design of machines, systems and team environments to reduce the likelihood of error in health care. 

This subject examines cognitive and behavioural characteristics that make humans error prone. Strategies to improve the human-machine interface and human to human interactions will be identified and examined.  The subject focuses on achievable ways of using human factors to build defences into the healthcare system to protect patients.

Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.

These assessments allow students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, analysis and evaluation skills and application of theoretical concepts to practice. Additionally, these assessments allow students to further develop academic and professional communication skills. Detailed feedback is provided on all assessments in addition to marking rubrics to facilitate student learning and achievement of unit learning outcomes.

• Online Discussion Forum (30%)
• Quizzes (30%)
• Written Report (40%)

Current study term: 25 Jul 21 to 29 Oct 21