Entrepreneurship and LeadershipLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

To be able to evaluate one’s own activities and understand the concept of inner entrepreneurship
To be able to assess the work group’s resources and prioritise work tasks and the related responsibilities
To understand the importance of leadership in nursingTo understand the fundamentals of entrepreneurship within the health care industry and as a part of the service system
To be able to coordinate the client’s total care in accordance with one’s obligationsTo understand the impact of changes in health care and to be able to act in a situation of change according to one’s responsibility
To demonstrate responsibility in regard to the quality of nursing in one’s own actions
To be able to prevent and identify anomalies in quality during all stages of the care process
To be able to evaluate the methods and quality of nursing during all stages of the care process

Content

Leadership skillsInner entrepreneurship
Managing oneself and one’s know-how
Critical reflection on one’s own activities
Different leadership styles and theories
Prioritising work tasks and the duties and responsibilities of the responsible person of a work group
Entrepreneurship as a form of work and duty
Entrepreneurship opportunities within the social welfare and health care industry
Cost-awareness and economic activity
Change processes within health care and their impact on an individual worker’s work
Quality and quality control
Legislation and national quality recommendations and requirements; taxonomy of nursing interventions, care and treatment recommendations and ethical guidelines
Quality management systems and quality management

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Excellent(5), good (4–3), fair (2–1), fail (0)