Policy, Advocacy, and Care Coordination

Catalog description

This course prepares master's entry nursing students to lead and advocate for equitable, coordinated, and patient-centered care within complex healthcare systems. Students explore the nurse's role in care transitions, interprofessional collaboration, and systems-based practice. Emphasis is placed on health policy, population health, and strategies for influencing change through advocacy, leadership, and ethical decision-making to improve health outcomes at the individual, community, and systems levels.