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MIDWIFERY LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Semester 1
Dear Students,
Welcome to the Midwifery Leadership and Management Module.
1. Module Aim
The aim of this module is to provide midwives with
the contextual knowledge and professional understanding needed to assume a
leadership role in the formulation of public policy, to improve the health and
services for women and newborns.
2. Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this module,
you will be able to:
- Integrate theories and styles of leadership
- Utilize the principles of interprofessional
collaboration and communication
- Apply management functions in midwifery practice
- Develop strategic functions for healthcare quality
improvement in midwifery care
3. Indicative content:
- Midwifery
Leadership
- Midwifery
Management
- Quality
improvement
UNIT 1: MIDWIFERY LEADERSHIP
a. The aim of the topic
This unit aims at introducing theories of leadership
and governance styles in midwifery, interprofessional collaboration and the
role of midwifery practices to influence health policy
b. This unit is designed to cover:
- Theories of Leadership
and governance styles (Midwife
as a role model and resource within practice setting)
- Interprofessional
collaboration (IPC)
- Communication and networking
- Models of national
health system
- Health policy
development and analysis
- Role of advanced
midwifery practice to influence health policy (Advocacy and lobbying at the
community or national level)
- Critical appraisal of midwifery protocols,
policies, and guidelines
- Leading collaborative change
c. Intended learning outcomes specific to this topic:
At the end of this unit, you will be able to
Integrate theories and styles of leadership and utilize the principles of
interprofessional collaboration and communication.
d. Students' activities in this topic:
Students will be engaged in different activities
such forum discussion, seminars, and both individual and group assignments
e. e-tivit 1: Leadership styles
The purpose of this e-tivity 1 is to discuss the leadership
styles and the importance of each in midwifery care to inform health policy.
NB!!!!!!!!Main
task is to check the online forum before attending each class (whatever online
or face to face) to respond to the questions posted
Specific
activities:
- Writing of a 2-page paper about leadership styles
and the importance of each to midwifery practice. Discuss also on how these
leadership style can inform health policy change if any/ 10 MARKS
Students will read an article as shared and come to
class with their different perspectives (Online thru forum discussions or face to face)
f. Read the following resources
- Ayeleke RO, Dunham A, North
N, & Wallis K, 2018. ‘The concept of
leadership in the health care sector’. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.76133
- Gopee N, & Galloway J
2017, ‘Leadership and management in healthcare’. Sage
- Turner P, 2019,‘Leadership
in healthcare. Delivering organizational transformation and operational
excellence'. Palgrave Macmillan.
Journals
- VanVactor JD 2012, ‘Collaborative leadership model in the
management of health care’. Journal
of Business Research, vol. 65,
no. 4, pp. 555-561
- Bartle C, 2019, ‘Making midwifery’s voice heard in crucial areas of policy development’. Midwifery News, vol. 92, pp. 12
Key websites and online resources
DiSC Assessment: What Kind of Leader Are You?
Available at:
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8692-disc-assessment.html
TED Talks. Available at:
https://www.ted.com/talks
Database
and e-resource:
https://library.ur.ac.rw/databases
IPC READING
- Sentinel event statistics. http://www.joint
commission.org/NR/rdonlyres/FA465646-5F5F-4543- AC8F-E8AF6571E372/0/root cause
se.jpg. Accessed March 11, 2006
- Estabrooks CA, Midodzi WK, Cummings GG, Ricker
KL, Giovannetti P. The impact of hospital nurs[1]ing
characteristics on 30-day mortality. Nurs Res. 2005;54(2):74–84
- Kramer M, Schmalenberg C. Securing “good”
nurse-physician relationships. Nurs Manag. 2003; 34(7):34–38
- Havens DS. Comparing nursing infrastructure and
outcomes: ANCC Magnet and non-Magnet CNEs report. Nurs Econ. 2001;19(6):258–266
- Vahey DC, Aiken LH, Sloane DM, Clarke SP, Vargas
D. Nurse burnout and patient satisfaction. Med Care. 2004;42(2, suppl):57–66
g. e-tivity 2:
4. Module assessment
I. Continuous
assessment (60)
- Quizzes: 10%
- Assignment :45%
- Attendance: 5%
II. Final Examination: 40% (learners must pass continuous assessment Test)
UNIT 2: MIDWIFERY MANAGEMENT
UNIT 3: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT