NSG/513
Inter-Professional Leadership and Management
Online
Format
$1620
Estimated Tuition
3 credits
Total credits
6 weeks
Course length
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Course level: NUR Graduate
This course integrates the principles, theories, and models of leadership used in advanced nursing roles. A key focus is determining one's personal identity as a nurse leader. Topics include complexities in health delivery systems, leadership in the current health care environment, and the future of nursing. This course is not available to students who reside Alabama, Minnesota, Tennessee, or Washington.
Prerequisites
- Completion of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree
- A valid, unrestricted/unencumbered RN license
What you'll learn
Course skills and outcomes
Learning Outcomes
- Differentiate various leadership theories and their application to the health care environment.
- Compare and contrast the roles of leaders and managers regarding quality improvement and organizational outcomes.
- Analyze a change management theory and apply it to your organization.
- Relate the concept of empowerment to the development of nurse leaders and staff.
- Evaluate strategies that promote the interrelationship between leadership, excellence, and professional integrity.
- Determine leadership theories, styles, and approaches that nurse leaders must use to be successful in the health care systems of today and tomorrow.