Apr 19, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
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NU 4961 - Nursing Leadership I

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
In this course, students analyze current concepts related to leadership, teams, quality, safety, and principles of change. Students continue to develop critical thinking and decision-making, utilizing evidence-based practice.   (prereq: senior clinical placement)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Apply critical thinking skills leadership, teams, quality, safety, and principles of change (Level 4, Critical Thinking)
  • Analyze the role of communication, teamwork, and conflict resolution in effective team functioning (Level 4, Communication)
  • Assume a professional role in partnership with other members of the health care team (Level 4, Professional Role)
  • Analyze leadership and management concepts that impact effective functioning of nurses in multidisciplinary teams (Level 4, Professional Role)
  • Investigate change management principles, theories, and quality improvement processes to address practice issues (Level 4, Professional Role)
  • Synthesize evidence from best practice to support change and quality improvement processes in health care organizations (Level 4, Evidence-based Practice)

Prerequisites by Topic
  • None 

Course Topics
  • Nursing interventions to enhance client safety from a systems perspective
  • Factors which impact the nurse/consumer relationship
  • Building teams
  • Types of organizational structures
  • Examination of health care systems
  • Factors impacting organizational culture
  • Just culture
  • Quality improvement
  • Managing risk
  • Leadership theories
  • Managing your career
  • Understanding the role of regulatory agencies
  • Principles of change

Coordinator
Dr. Jennifer Klug



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