MEDS5007 (v.1) Human Factors and Patient Safety
| Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Seminar: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
312276 (v.1)
Human Factors and Patient Safety 591
or any previous version
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| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | This Unit will provide students with an overview of key issues and trends in clinical patient safety in medical and health care settings; introduce theories of human error and human factors in medical and health care settings, and provide appropriate clinical risk management tools and methods for use in medical and health care settings. At the end of this Unit, students will demonstrate an understanding of the theory and systems underlying medical and clinical error, human error, human factors and patient safety improvement, be able to apply these theories to the identification and analysis of clinical incidents and adverse events in medical and other health care settings, and apply appropriate quality improvement, clinical risk management tools and mitigation methods to identify, assess and manage patient safety issues in medical and health care organisations. |
| Field of Education: | 060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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