Previous Codes: A4016.1, A4017.1, A4028.1, A4029.1
 

Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

The Clinical Leadership major provides students with an opportunity for clinical nurse leaders (nurse clinicians, nurse managers) and aspiring nurse leaders to gain formal education in contemporary clinical leadership to support them to facilitate nursing excellence within the clinical practice environment. Graduates who complete the Clinical Leadership major will be prepared to take on clinical leadership roles such as clinical nurse specialist and clinical nurse consultant.

Major Structure

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Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Clinical Leadership) - 60 cp 1 year Pathway

60 credit point Pathway Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 60 credit points including the subjects listed below.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
HLTH 7002	Building Organisational Capacity in Health Care	10
NURS 7019	Cultural and Social Diversity in Health Care	10
NURS 7023	Evidence Based Health Care	10
PUBH 7018	Leadership for Quality and Safety in Health Care	10
NURS 7028	Leadership in Clinical Practice	10
PUBH 7020	Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care Provision	10
Total Credit Points		60

Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Clinical Leadership) - 80 cp 1 year Pathway

80 credit point Pathway Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points including the subjects listed below.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
HLTH 7002	Building Organisational Capacity in Health Care	10
NURS 7019	Cultural and Social Diversity in Health Care	10
NURS 7023	Evidence Based Health Care	10
PUBH 7018	Leadership for Quality and Safety in Health Care	10
NURS 7028	Leadership in Clinical Practice	10
NURS 7040	Perspectives on Nursing	10
PUBH 7020	Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care Provision	10
Select one elective		10
Total Credit Points		80

Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) - 1 year pathway

1 year Pathway

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points including the subjects listed below.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
HLTH 7002	Building Organisational Capacity in Health Care	10
NURS 7019	Cultural and Social Diversity in Health Care	10
NURS 7023	Evidence Based Health Care	10
PUBH 7018	Leadership for Quality and Safety in Health Care	10
NURS 7028	Leadership in Clinical Practice	10
Select one elective		10
Select one of the following 20 credit point subjects:		20
NURS 7065	Capstone Experience in Health Care
NURS 7042	Research Project in Health Care
OR complete the two following 10 credit point subjects:
NURS 7043	Scholarship for Practice Change in Health Care
NURS 7045	Writing for Publication
Total Credit Points		80

Replaced Subjects

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these subjects in Autumn 2021 or earlier. 

NURS 7008 - Capstone Experience in Health Care, replaced by NURS 7065 Capstone Experience in Health Care

Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) - 1.5 year pathway

1.5 year Pathway

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 120 credit points including the subjects listed below.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
HLTH 7002	Building Organisational Capacity in Health Care	10
NURS 7019	Cultural and Social Diversity in Health Care	10
NURS 7023	Evidence Based Health Care	10
PUBH 7018	Leadership for Quality and Safety in Health Care	10
NURS 7028	Leadership in Clinical Practice	10
NURS 7040	Perspectives on Nursing	10
PUBH 7020	Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care Provision	10
Select three electives		30
Select one of the following 20 credit point subjects:		20
NURS 7065	Capstone Experience in Health Care
NURS 7042	Research Project in Health Care
OR complete the two following 10 credit point subjects:
NURS 7043	Scholarship for Practice Change in Health Care
NURS 7045	Writing for Publication
Total Credit Points		120

Replaced Subjects

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these subjects in Autumn 2021 or earlier. 

NURS 7008 - Capstone Experience in Health Care, replaced by NURS 7065 Capstone Experience in Health Care

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