NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Catalog description

This course discusses concepts related to leadership and management in nursing. Leadership theories and styles and contemporary management theories and their application in care settings are analyzed. Emphasis on the roles/functions of nursing professionals as leaders in patient care. Discussion of concepts related to staff selection, development and evaluation, management of staff problems and needs, problem solving and decision making, staffing patterns, care delivery strategies, and cost and budget manag ement. Institutional risk management and quality assurance programs are analyzed and personnel laws, labor -management relations, and occupational safety and health laws are discussed. Communication and case management skills are promoted as essential elements for the professional nurse. The course requires three (3) hours of class time per week.