NUR486 Nursing Leadership and Management in Health Care

Leadership Theory and Models

• Differentiate between leadership an management.
• Identify and apply models and styles of leadership.
• Describe the role of human resource management.

Change Theory and Models, Project Management, and Systems Improvement

• Define change theory in the analysis and planning resolution of a problem.
• Examine the relationship between quality improvement and risk management, exploring the concepts of systems theory.

Financial Management

• Review the role and process of budgeting.
• Discuss health care's financial-based mandates.
• Review regulatory agencies' role in the delivery of health care.

Organizational Culture

• Identify the basics of organizational cultures and behaviors focusing on systems theory.
• Describe the application of organizational theories to business solutions.
• Explore international, national, state, and community perspectives of organizational culture.

Continuous Process Improvement

• Understand change as a way of doing business.
• Describe the role of the evaluator in the change process.
• Recognize outcomes as building blocks for future change.