Nurses Leading in Complex Care

Catalog description

This course requires students to apply knowledge of complex nursing care situations and environments to facilitate the students' transition to practice. Didactic teaching helps learners to integrate knowledge and skills for nursing practice and develops the ability of students to see nursing practice as part of a complex system. It reinforces systems thinking and complexity, development of a leadership role and skills, inter-professional communication and teamwork, and leading change in healthcare organizations. This course also allows students to develop the capacity for clinical expertise, leadership, and for translating the science of the profession into practice. Advanced simulation experiences and extensive clinical practice in complex care provide multiple opportunities to synthesize the multidimensional aspects of nursing and provide the environment which facilitates transition to professional nursing practice. Students select from a variety of settings in which to refine leadership and practice skills. Principles of leadership, accountability and change will be applied to clinical practice as the student begins to operationalize the professional nursing role.