Description Theoretical and applied concepts of nursing leadership and management within the health care setting. Focuses on management issues and responsibilities in contemporary professional nursing practice. Emphasizes complex organizational structures, decision-making, leadership and motivation, techniques of delegation and evaluation, conflict management and change, risk management and quality assurance. This course focuses on utilization of strategies from leadership, management, systems and change theories to facilitate professional nursing practice.
Emphasis is placed on the professional nurse as a leader in the health care system.
The influence of organizational behavior, proactive political action, professional image and case management on nursing practice are examined. For registered nurse students only.