Management and Leadership (n437)
Course Number: 437
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Current RN license
Course Description
This course examines the nurse as a leader and manager in a variety of contexts and settings. Factors that influence the development of nursing leadership skills are explored. Management, leadership, organization, and change theories are considered as frameworks for the professional nurse's role as manager of care. Critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and self-evaluation are emphasized as keys to successful professional nursing roles in health care settings.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the dynamic relationship among environmental forces, health care organizations, and professional nursing practice.
- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to design and/or participate in evaluation and improvement of nursing care delivery.
- Analyze the interrelationships among organizational behavior, management strategies and processes, and professional nursing practice.
- Analyze the complexity and evolution of a professional role within a health care organization.
- Articulate own vision of the nurse as an organizational professional.