Issues in Nursing and Health Care

Catalog description

Analysis and evaluation of the health care system with emphasis on health policy and economic issues affecting nursing practice. NURS 501 Issues in Nursing and Health Care (3) This course will focus on the state of the U.S. health care system within global, health policy, and economic perspectives. The course will cover current and complex issues and trends specific to nursing, and in the broader context of interdisciplinary health care. Master's level nurses will develop beginning mastery over the concepts and principles of health care policy, and the leadership skills necessary to influence policy changes in health care within organizations and on a national, state or local level.