Unit Outline

This unit prepares you to become a leader in gerontological care, emphasising adaptable, person-centred and evidence-informed approaches. This unit will equip you as an emerging nurse leader with skills to critically examine the design and impact of policy on service delivery from multiple perspectives and gain insights into governance, workforce, organisational compliance, and operational sustainability. At the heart of this unit is the ability to navigate the policy landscape and lead transformative change to advocate for evidence-informed care, alignment to changing industry expectations, legislation, multidisciplinary working, and promoting the rights of older people.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Analyse policies that shape contemporary gerontological nursing care and articulate strategies to implement these policies in the workplace.
2	Apply leadership principles to navigate practice challenges using evidence-informed practice and aligned with relevant policies and standards.
3	Design person-centred care strategies for older people that are evidence-informed, multidisciplinary and responsive to industry legislation and the needs of older people across diverse healthcare settings.
4	Critically engage with governance challenges in the health and aged care systems to promote a culture of continuous and sustainable improvement in gerontological care.
5	Communicate complex concepts and leadership strategies in gerontological nursing to a diverse professional audience.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

The unit assessments and learning content were reviewed and redeveloped by clinical experts in consultation with educational designers.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Case study workplace presentation.	Week 5	30 %	LO1, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 2:	Critical analysis of a contemporary gerontological nursing issue	Week 9	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 3:	Practice Improvement Plan and Rationale	Week 13	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Case study workplace presentation.

Task Description:

For this task, you will design a workplace presentation for your colleagues. You will base your presentation around a case study from your workplace that involved the care of an older person and how you implemented evidence informed care that aligns with one of the Aged Care Quality Standards or National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. Your presentation will effectively engage your audience in understanding the alignment between the case study and the application of the Standard, as well as other relevant national and local organisational policies.

Task Length:

10 minute presentation

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse how key principles of the Standard and relevant local policies relate to your case study example.	LO1
2	Evaluate how evidence informed care strategies align with the Standard and relevant local policies.	LO3
3	Analyse leadership challenges to implementing evidence informed care and promoting continuous improvement.	LO4
4	Convey the impact, relevance and value of the chosen topic to a diverse professional audience.	LO5

Assessment Task 2: Critical analysis of a contemporary gerontological nursing issue

Task Description:

For this task, you will undertake a critical analysis of a clinical issue (evident from clinical data) related to gerontological care at your workplace. You are required to maintain confidentiality and privacy. In your report, you will need to clearly identify the issue from the data, why it is important to gerontological care and its relevance to your professional practice as an emerging leader in your practice setting. You will need to consider the leadership challenges for future organisational policy development and practice.

Task Length:

1200 words

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse the selected issue to identify its importance to clinical governance in contemporary gerontological care.	LO1
2	Explain leadership principles and relevant workplace policies that support the development of evidence-informed practice within your chosen issue.	LO2
3	Evaluate the leadership challenges that impact continuous improvement relevant to your chosen issue.	LO4
4	Communicate complex gerontological nursing concepts and leadership strategies to a diverse professional audience.	LO5

Assessment Task 3: Practice Improvement Plan and Rationale

Task Description:

This task is designed to enhance your skills as an emerging leader in your organisation by developing a practice improvement plan that addresses a clinical or care issue you focused on in AT2.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Practice improvement plan and rationale align with relevant policies and standards in the gerontological care setting.	LO1
2	Practice improvement plan and rationale integrate adaptive leadership principles to support the implementation of evidence informed change.	LO2, LO3
3	Identify evidence-informed strategies to address the care/practice issues relevant to the practice setting.	LO1, LO3
4	Critically analyse an adaptive challenge(s) that will influence the implementation of evidence informed strategies and promote a culture of continuous and sustainable improvement.	LO4
5	Communicate specialist gerontological nursing concepts and leadership strategies to a diverse professional audience in your workplace.	LO5

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes and achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.