NU 6301 - Nurse Leader and Manager: Professional and Personal Development

• Compare and contrast major theories related to leadership and management
• Develop your own leadership capacity as part of personal development plan
• Demonstrate awareness of own strengths and limitations as a leader
• Apply concepts of self-care to develop a balanced personal and professional life
• Demonstrate life-long learning practices that will serve to enhance personal and professional development
• Examine own level of emotional intelligence and strategies for enhancement
• Critically examine fundamental financial issues in health care
• Demonstrate awareness of variables in decision making including ethics, data, finances, quality, and safety
• Summarize financial concepts, budgeting processes, and financial reporting that are unique to the health care industry.

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• May include:
  • Managing, leading, following
  • Management and leadership theories
  • Characteristics of a professional practice model
  • ANA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
  • Professional nursing organizations
  • Decision making, career planning, professional portfolio, certification
  • Communication: written, verbal, public speaking, use of technology, personal branding
  • Emotional intelligence, self-care practice
  • Becoming a member of the leadership/management team.
  • Mentoring, networking, coaching
  • Fundamental concepts and issues in health care finance