Leadership Development, Management of Human Resources and Marketing

Catalog description

This course will examine conceptual and theoretical frameworks of leadership, including concepts of leadership, empowerment, power, health public policy and marketing concepts as they relate to nursing in the healthcare setting. Various standard and emerging management roles and levels of management decision making in healthcare organizations will be discussed. The course stresses the importance of developing nurse leaders who possess strong resource management skills. Students will have exposure, in the practicum experiences, to nurses who are providing leadership in all these areas within a healthcare system.