Nursing Leadership And Management In Health Care –

nur482

(3 credits)

This course emphasizes leadership and management theory including systems theory in nursing and health care applications. Course content assists the professional nurse in adjusting to various nursing responsibilities such as delegation, change management, and client advocacy. Students are required to successfully complete 45 clinical hours to pass the course.

This undergraduate-level course is 5 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Leadership and Management Theory and Models
- Differentiate between leadership and management.
- Identify and apply models and styles of leadership as it relates to the professional role, managerial decision-making, and client advocacy.
- Evaluate organizational cultures.
- Examine personal leadership and management style.
Change Theory and Continuous Process Improvement
- Examine the concepts of systems theory.
- Define change theory and models.
- Apply change theory to clinical practice.
- Define continuous quality and process improvement.
- Identify health care environment changes.
Supervision and Delegation
- Identify communication patterns as a professional nurse.
- Examine problem-solving methods and decision-making models.
Managing the Work Environment
- Discuss cost containment efforts.
- Review common work environment issues.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Nursing Leadership And Management In Health Care –

nur482

Leadership and Management Theory and Models

Change Theory and Continuous Process Improvement

Supervision and Delegation

Managing the Work Environment

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