Masters in Rehabilitation Nursing

This curricular unit is structured to provide students with skills and capabilities that enable them to understand the factors involved in resource management, processes and behaviours in health organisations and to incorporate theoretical knowledge into performance management applied to health care organisations.
At the end of the curricular unit, the postgraduate students in Rehabilitation Nursing must demonstrate knowledge to:
1.Lead and manage resources, according to the situations and contexts, aiming to optimise the quality of care;
2.Manage care, optimising the response of the nursing team and its co-workers and communication with the multidisciplinary team;
3.Critically discuss the specifics of the health care market and the management of nursing care;
4.Become an agent of change, developing, managing, and participating in projects of continuous quality improvement.

1-THE ORGANISATION
1.1-PEOPLE AND THE ORGANISATION
1.2-TYPE AND STRUCTURES
1.3-ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE
1.4-THE ROLE OF THE MANAGER IN HEALTH CARE ORGANISATIONS
2-MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION OF NURSING CARE
2.1-MANAGEMENT OF NURSING CARE: CLIENT- CENTRED CARE
2.2-ORGANISATION METHODS IN NURSING CARE
3-REFORMS OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND MANAGING CHANGE
4-STRATEGIC PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
4.1-LEADERSHIP AND DELEGATION
4.2-SECURE APPROPRIATIONS AND OVERSIGHT
4.3-ORGANISATIONAL COMMUNICATION, NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
4.4-PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION
5-LOGISTICS IN HEALTH UNITS
5.1-THE SUPPLY AND STOCK MANAGEMENT FUNCTION
5.2-OPERATIONAL LOGISTICS
5.3-THE ROLE OF THE NURSE
6-QUALITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES:
6.1-INDICATORS OF STRUCTURE, PROCESS AND RESULT
6.2-BENCHMARKING AND CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
6.3-ENVIRONMENT RESPONSIVE TO NURSING PRACTICE
6.4–PATIENT SAFETY
7-THE HEALTH CARE MARKET

In order to attain skills to:
-Lead and manage resources in health organisations for optimising the quality of care, the following is covered: organisation; operational logistics and strategic management of people.
-Manage care, optimising the response of the nursing team and its co-workers and communication within the multidisciplinary team, the following is covered: management and organisation of nursing care; organisational communication; leadership, negotiation and conflict management.
-Critically discuss the specifics of the health care market, the following is covered: health and market management models.
-Become an agent of change, developing, managing, and participating in projects of continuous quality improvement, the following is covered: management of change; reforms of the health system; process structure indicators and results; benchmarking and continuous improvement of quality, environments responsive to the practice of care and patient safety.

The methodology includes lectures with the use of audio-visual media, group dynamics, analysis and reflection on case studies.
Active and participatory learning is encouraged, favouring interaction by facilitating the development of skills directly applicable to the work context. To this end students design a continuous improvement project.
The project is based on the identification of a problem in professional practice in the field of management, a theoretical-conceptual framework, followed by a diagnosis of the situation and proposed intervention. It finishes with an oral presentation and discussion in the classroom.
A grade from 0 to 20 is awarded, with a minimum pass grade of 10. The final grade consists of the average of the continuous assessment (70%) and the oral presentation/discussion (30%). The weighting shall be adjusted by agreement between the teacher and students at the beginning of classes.

Each curricular topic starts with a brief analysis of personal and/or professional experiences and knowledge that each student considers they have and its importance and relevance to their practice. This strategy facilitates the framework of each subject, its depth and approach, contributing to the proposed objectives.
Theoretical hours and theoretical-practical hours are set aside for the various course contents. Each topic begins with a lecture-based method, moving on to a more dynamic method linked to the theoretical-practical perspective, when students have an opportunity to discuss and share their questions with the group.
The strategy of creating an intervention/continuous improvement project is designed to put the course contents into practice. The value proposition established through the deployment of content in support of the problem identified or the unmet need, the proposed intervention, group discussion, oral presentation and its public discussion, ensures the fulfilment of the objectives.

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