Executive Leadership I: Regulatory

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide the advanced practice nurse with an understanding of state and federal political advocacy and its impact on practice regulation and healthcare delivery. Innovation and leadership are incorporated into the examination of t he policy- making processes to influence state and federal regulatory changes. Students will explore state and federal legislative agendas; legislative bill interpretation and drafting; legislative monitoring and lobbying; and providing testimony for regulatory issues related to practice and healthcare delivery. Students will discuss the future of political advocacy for the advanced practice nurse through an examination of current issues that impact practice and healthcare both nationally and globally.