Clinical Governance

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On completion of this subject students should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes:

  1. Examine the driving forces for a clinical governance framework.

  2. Justify the advantages and constraints of providing a single integrated system of clinical governance, in line with current standards.

  3. Analyse current contemporary practice of a frontline leader’s role in the healthcare system to determine if it meets the benchmark of evidenced best practice.

  4. Compose a quality improvement cycle applicable to clinical audit with an aim to measure clinical effectiveness and improve clinical practice and patient outcomes .

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Notre Dame Australia

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• UND-NUR-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Nursing
• UND-NUC-MAS-2025 - Master of Nursing (Coursework)

Elective

• UND-NUR-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Nursing

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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