NFQ Level 9 Nursing and Midwifery Assignment: Clinical Governance, Patient Safety, and Risk Management in Healthcare Practice

Assessment:

Overview of video presentation

• Deliver a ten-minute presentation on the role of nursing and midwifery in clinical governance, patient safety and risk management.
• Using a maximum of 8 PowerPoint slides. (Including a title slide and reference slide)
• Use the RCSI template for the presentation. (Template will be available on Moodle)

Contents of a video presentation

• Introduce the topic
• Discuss key components
• Evaluate the role of nurses and midwives in advancing clinical governance, promoting safety and managing risk.
• Provide a concise conclusion.

Submission requirements

• You should submit the following.
  1. Handout of PowerPoint slides that were used to make the video.
  2. Video (In .mp4 format)
• The links for submitting the PowerPoint handout and video will be available on Moodle.
• There will NOT be a draft submission for PowerPoint slides/video presentations.
• This video presentation submission has no word count requirement.
• Failure to submit the PowerPoint handout and video on Moodle may be deemed as a non-submission.
• Ensure your video and PowerPoint slides are working correctly by testing them before submission.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (2000 words)

Critically examine how nursing and midwifery contribute to clinical governance, patient safety, and risk management in contemporary healthcare practice.

Assignment Guidelines

1. Introduction

• Outline the purpose and focus of the assignment.
• Define key terms such as clinical governance, patient safety, and risk management in the context of healthcare.
• Briefly outline the structure of your essay and the themes that will be explored.

2. Main Body of the Assignment

• The main body should be organised into well-structured paragraphs and ideally grouped under three interrelated themes. Each section should demonstrate critical thinking and be supported by current literature, policies, and practice examples.
• Discuss how clinical governance can be advanced and influenced through nursing leadership.
• Examine how patient safety is operationalised through nursing and midwifery interventions.
• Analyse how risk management strategies can be embedded within nursing practice,

3. Conclusion

• Your conclusion should provide a clear and concise summary of the key points.
• Make sure your conclusion ties back to the purpose and key arguments of the essay.
• Do not introduce new ideas, evidence, or references in the conclusion.

References

• Provide a list of references used
• Ensure you use a consistent referencing style throughout the assignment (APA or Harvard).

Structuring

• You are free to use subheadings/subsections to structure the part of the assignment.
• All your discussions need to be supported with recent and relevant references from the literature.

Marking weightage

• Introduction: 20%
• The main body of the assignment: 70%
• Conclusion: 10%