HLT520 Practice Improvement Proposal (8)

This subject will develop students capacity to lead practice improvement in their area of clinical practice, with a focus on conducting a literature review and developing a practice improvement proposal. Students will identify a healthcare issue that has practical applications within their specific area of practice and then develop a proposal for an independent, low-risk, practice or quality improvement project. With guidance from the subject coordinator or discipline specific delegate, students will complete a comprehensive literature review on the selected topic before using the findings to inform the development of a proposal for a practice or quality improvement project.

Availability

Session 1 (30)
Online
Bathurst Campus
Session 2 (60)
Online
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: HLT520. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Enrolment Restrictions

Not available to students who have completed HLT506. 

Subject Relationships

HLT506 Replaced by HLT520.

Incompatible Subjects

HLT506

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to identify a healthcare issue of concern for investigation;
  • be able to identify, collate and analyse the literature on the selected topic;
  • be able to synthesise and critically analyse the selected literature to justify the need for practice improvement; and
  • be able to interpret and translate findings from a literature review into a practice improvement proposal.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Identifying a practice problem or issue;
  • Purpose and types of literature review;
  • Searching the literature and hierarchies of evidence;
  • Undertaking and reporting a literature review;
  • Developing and refining the aims of the project; and
  • Developing a practice improvement proposal.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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