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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

NUR051

Course Name:

Clinical Leadership

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Yes

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Prof. Dr. EMİNE TÜRKMEN

Course Lecturer(s):

Emine Türkmen

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

This course aims to develop students' clinical leadership capacity and skills by recognising their individual development areas, gaining a sense of shared success with others, providing individual-oriented service, focusing on business results and process improvement in order to ensure patient-employee safety and improve health care service quality.

Course Content:

This course includes the main components of clinical leadership, individual characteristics necessary for clinical leadership, managing self and work, working together as a team, communicating and collaborating effectively with health team members, managing conflicts, using evidence in care, coordinating care, focusing on people/individuals and improving care outcomes, professional values and patient advocacy, managing care in a mixed ward and ensuring continuity of care.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Recognise areas of development related to personal and professional characteristics.
2) Develops an understanding of shared success with colleagues and other team members
3) Takes into account the individual needs and priorities of patients while providing care.
4) Follows and finalises the daily, weekly-monthly work plans and applications.
5) Adopts the mission and vision of the institution and attaches importance to continuous improvement and quality improvement in care.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Course Introduction - What is clinical leadership? Why is it necessary?	Stanley, D., Bennett, C. L., James, A. H. (2022). Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare. USA: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
2)	Main components of clinical leadership	Stanley, D., Bennett, C. L., James, A. H. (2022). Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare. USA: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
3)	Individual characteristics required for clinical leadership	Stanley, D., Bennett, C. L., James, A. H. (2022). Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare. USA: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
4)	Planning the day, managing self and work	Stanley, D., Bennett, C. L., James, A. H. (2022). Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare. USA: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
5)	Working together as a team
6)	Effective communication and co-operation with health team members	Stanley, D., & Stanley, K. (2018). Clinical leadership and nursing explored: A literature search. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(9-10), 1730-1743.
7)	Managing conflicts
8)	Midterm Exam
9)	Using evidence in care and focusing on good practice	Stanley, D., & Stanley, K. (2018). Clinical leadership and nursing explored: A literature search. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(9-10), 1730-1743.
10)	Care co-ordination and care leadership
11)	Focusing on care outcomes and improving care
12)	Professional values and patient advocacy
13)	Working in a mixed service, setting priorities in maintenance
14)	Working in mixed service, ensuring continuity in care

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

1. Budak, F. (2018). Sağlık Yönetiminde Klinik Liderlik. Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi.
2. Stanley, D., Bennett, C. L., James, A. H. (2022). Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare. USA: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
3. Stanley, D., & Stanley, K. (2018). Clinical leadership and nursing explored: A literature search. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(9-10), 1730-1743.
4. Duprez, V., Dhont, L., van Der Cingel, M., Hafsteinsdóttir, T. B., & Malfait, S. (2024). Understanding strategies that foster nurses to act as clinical leaders in hospitals: a realist review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80(4), 1248-1261.
5. Öğretim üyesinin konuya ilişkin önerdiği web sayfaları

References:

Özkan, Ş. (2021). Clinical leadership and reflections to health institutions. International Journal of Leadership Studies: Theory and Practice, 4(1), 40-50.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Possesses the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfill nursing roles and functions.
2) Fulfills the health care needs of individuals, families, and society by utilizing professional roles through a holistic and evidence-based approach, in accordance with the nursing process, ethical principles, patient safety, and quality standards.
3) Uses care and informatics technologies in nursing practice, research, education, and management.
4) Establishes effective communication and collaboration with individuals, families, society, colleagues, other healthcare team members, and organizations for the development and delivery of healthcare services.
5) Accesses international nursing literature through the use of a foreign language.
6) Adheres to the relevant legislation in professional nursing practices.
7) Applies lifelong learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills in personal and professional life.
8) Determines protection and nursing care priorities in situations that impact public health on a large scale, such as natural disasters and pandemics, and demonstrates responsiveness in crisis management.
9) Contributes to the development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of health policies and organizational quality systems.
10) Takes an active role in research, projects, and activities with a sense of social responsibility.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Possesses the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfill nursing roles and functions.
2)	Fulfills the health care needs of individuals, families, and society by utilizing professional roles through a holistic and evidence-based approach, in accordance with the nursing process, ethical principles, patient safety, and quality standards.
3)	Uses care and informatics technologies in nursing practice, research, education, and management.
4)	Establishes effective communication and collaboration with individuals, families, society, colleagues, other healthcare team members, and organizations for the development and delivery of healthcare services.
5)	Accesses international nursing literature through the use of a foreign language.
6)	Adheres to the relevant legislation in professional nursing practices.
7)	Applies lifelong learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills in personal and professional life.
8)	Determines protection and nursing care priorities in situations that impact public health on a large scale, such as natural disasters and pandemics, and demonstrates responsiveness in crisis management.
9)	Contributes to the development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of health policies and organizational quality systems.
10)	Takes an active role in research, projects, and activities with a sense of social responsibility.

Assessment & Grading

Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	2	% 6
Homework Assignments	2	% 15
Presentation	3	% 9
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	2		56
Homework Assignments	6	8			48
Midterms	1	10	1		11
Final	1	15			15
Total Workload					130