Medical Sciences - University of the West Indies

FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
in the Caribbean region. Students will examine the
impact of current health care polices upon the health
status of individuals. The importance of effective information
management on quality operations and
strategic decision making in health care delivery will
also be explored.
NE67C This course follows NE 67B Models of Nurs-
ing/Health Care Administration and explores contemporary
practice issues within the framework of
managing Caribbean nursing/health care delivery
systems. It critically analyzes trends in managing
quality nursing/ health care practice issues within
the context of ethical, bio-ethical, economic and legislative
parameters.
The course further highlights roles and responsibili-
ties of the Nurse Administrator in developing initia-
tives for implementing, monitoring and evaluating
evidence-based nursing research and practice. Emphasis
is placed on the roles and responsibilities of
the Nurse Administrator in evidence-based implementation
of suitable management strategies. Additionally,
it gives prominence to critical thinking in examining
the dynamic impact of health sector reform
on nursing and health care delivery internationally,
regionally and locally.
NE67D The design of this course provides a wide
perspective of the theories and principles of human
resource management and their application to nursing/health
care. It introduces students to the most
relevant issues in personnel and human resource
management and critically examines the nurse man-
agers roles in enhancing the growth and development
of the human capital in nursing. Issues of employee
appraisal and discipline, union management
relations and quality management are addressed.
NE67E This course provides students with planned
opportunities to apply evidence-based knowledge
from the managerial sciences into nursing administrative
practice. It provides opportunities for learners
to gain competence and experiences in use of administrative
techniques, methods and management
concepts, theories, and principles in a variety of institutions
and health agencies. Emphasis is placed
on critical thinking and the integration and transfer
of evidence based knowledge to practice and the
development of nursing administrative competence
to meet the challenges of the Caribbean and global
trends.
NE68A The course enables students to explore cur-
rent educational concepts, theories and principles
and their application to nursing education within the
Caribbean context. The appropriateness of educational
models is analyzed to develop students
critical thinking skills and in the process of applying
evidence based teaching and learning in nursing
education. Emphasis is placed on self directed
learning, experiential learning, adult learning and the
designing of teaching/learning models and teaching
plans, that enable transfer of educational principles
in the teaching of nursing learners along the learners
life cycle.
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