Healthcare Organization, Policy and Economics

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Students use theories to understand the various models that influence health care policy and organize health care delivery. Students investigate the processes of analyzing and forming health policy. The reciprocal relationship between evidence-based practice and health care policy is explored. Students examine health care economics from a micro and macro perspective and their impact on health care delivery systems. Students also explore issues such as access to health care, health care quality, and cost. Prerequisite: NUR 50100. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Prerequisite(s): NUR 50100 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B Course Learning Outcomes 1. Analyze the historical and social/political processes and structures that influence the formation of health policy. 2. Utilize appropriate theories and evidence to influence and/or develop, analyze, implement, and evaluate health policy. 3. Assess the ethical dimensions of the impact of health policy on nursing practice and health care. 4. Evaluate the synergistic relationship between evidence and the formation of health policy. 5. Demonstrate a basic understanding of health care economics, fiscal management, and the financial impact of health policies. View Class Schedule