NURS 42200 - Health Policy and Leadership

This final-semester course examines the roles of the professional nurse in leading and managing health care services within a complex and evolving health system. The course examines trends in health care delivery and health policy, as well as registered nurses’ accountability for delivering and overseeing the provision of safe, quality health care services. Principles of coordinating care, delegation and assignment of nursing tasks and functions, and collaboration with other health professions are addressed. The course examines nurses’ roles in advocating on behalf of patients, themselves and the profession.
prereq: NURS 45500; NURS 46000
coreq: NURS 47000; NURS 49000; NURS 49200
45 hrs: Lecture
3 cr.