NU 4971 - Nursing Leadership II

• Apply critical thinking skills to personal leadership skills and role development (Level 4, Critical Thinking)
• Design effective strategies for communicating with stakeholders and other members of the health care system (Level 4 communication)
• Assume a professional role in partnership with other members of the health care team that is responsive to society and a changing health care environment (Level 4, Professional Role)
• Analyze how personal leadership styles and skills impact the effectiveness of roles, relationships and teamwork (Level 4, Professional Role)
• Apply change management principles, theories, and appropriate quality improvement processes to address practice issues (Level 4, Professional Role)
• Deliberate the impact of power, persuasion, and ethical issues on public policy and legal cases in health care (Level 4, Professional Role)
• Critique evidence from best practices to support quality and safety initiatives in health care systems (Level 4, Evidence-based Practice)

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• Factors impacting workforce engagement
• Healthy work environments
• Importance of understanding scope of practice
• Nurses’ roles in ensuring fiscal responsibility
• Conflict management
• Staffing and acuity
• Opportunities to enhance leadership skills
• Legal and ethical issues impacting nurses
• The impact of nurses’ power, politics, and influence in health care
• Role of health care policy