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NUR 6000 - Advanced Practice Theory, Roles, and Change

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course focuses on the foundations for the science and the art of advanced nursing practice. Theories and therapeutic frameworks are analyzed and critiqued for their utility in guiding practice with select populations and developing efficacy in the change process. Students examine and apply theories and therapies to impact change in self, individuals, families, communities, and organizational systems. Current and emerging roles of the master’s prepared nurse are examined with an emphasis on required competencies, licensures, scope of practice, and entrepreneurship. Nursing roles as leaders and members are examined in context of interdisciplinary teams as they relate to quality and safety for clients and within health systems are explored. An advanced practice final course project is produced using introductory skills for data gathering and management to guide quality improvement initiatives and decision making. Introductory project management tools and strategies are introduced and applied in final project. (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Distinguish the roles of the advanced practice nurse within the ANA Scope of Practice and role specific standards and competencies and licensures
  • Demonstrate awareness of own strengths and limitations as a leader
  • Critique and develop processes through which leadership, change, and practice theories can be applied to the care of select population
  • Analyze the impact of leadership skills in promoting change
  • Analyze and evaluate the impact of leadership skills on effective team management
  • Apply introductory project management skills for advanced practice to change initiatives by analyzing and using EBP guidelines and data for quality and safety process and indicators improvement while applying quality and safety metrics and benchmarks
  • Apply concepts of self-care to develop a balanced personal and professional life
  • Create strategies to promote programming/health care services to support the needs of diverse/vulnerable/underserved populations 
  • Distinguishing nurse role as entrepreneur by creating a business plan using following concepts (final project):
    • Incorporating development and vision of patient care
    • Analyzing epidemiological and system-level aggregate data to determine healthcare outcomes and trends for a community of practice
    • Analyze changes in health care delivery models and reimbursement expectations/issues in health care financing
    • Evaluating and developing a revenue and expense cycle require for independent practice
    • Analyze how clinical and financial decisions impact daily operations impact health of the organization

Prerequisites by Topic
  • None

Course Topics
  • Nursing theorists and advanced application of nursing theory
  • StrengthFinders© self-assessment for leadership styles
  • Change theories: chaos, Prochaska, etc.
  • Leadership and management theories for advanced practice
  • Organizational inclusivity and diversity
  • Self-care
  • Creating a business plan:
    • Mission, vision, and culture
    • Population needs assessment
    • Revenue/expense
    • Key stakeholders

Coordinator
Dr. Victoria Carlson Oehlers



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