Case Management Across the Continuum of Care

Catalog description

This course provides you with an extensive overview of the role of the professional nurse as a member of the case management team and as a care manager. The course is centered around the five main domains of practice for the professional nurse working in case/care management: the fundamentals of case management, understanding proper resource management, learning about the role of quality management, the legal and ethical aspects of case/care management, and the important role of education and health promotion as related to the care/case management professional nurse. The course will provide opportunities to examine the role of the case/care management nurse in a variety of patient/client populations ranging from acute care, long-term care, and within the community setting. Course content is aligned with knowledge expectations for the nurse considering national certification in nursing case management. Completion of this course, in association with other requirements as put forth by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), provides the opportunity for career advancement should the nurse decide to earn certification in nursing case management (RN-BC).