NURS 438 - Leadership in Professional Nursing Practice

Credit(s): 3

LEADERSHIP IN NURSING PRACTICE
Component: Lecture
Introduces concepts of leadership and management for entry-level professional nursing practice. Explore and analyze fundamental strategies to improve organizational culture and change, quality and safety of care, patient satisfaction, inter-professional dialogue, and budgetary resource issues. Examines the influence of legislative, regulatory, and risk management policies in shaping the practice environment. Incorporates experiential learning during concurrent practica.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

PREREQ: All Junior level nursing courses. COREQ: Traditional and Accelerated BSN Nursing Majors only: at least one senior level clinical practicum.

For RN-BSN Nursing Majors: no co-reqs. RESTRICTIONS: Nursing Majors only.

Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring

General Education Objectives:
GE1A: Read Critically GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE1C: Engage in Creative Ideation GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE2B: Communicate Orally GE2C: Communicate Through Creative Expression GE3A: Work Collaboratively Across a Variety of Cultures GE3B: Work Individually Across a Variety of Cultures GE4: Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5B: Reason Computationally GE5C: Reason Scientifically