Nursing Administration Practicum

Catalog description

This course provides the student with the opportunity to apply administrative concepts, principles, and strategies to the role of nurse administrator. It focuses on the nurse administrator as a leader, planner, organizer, and professional. Responsibilities as a nurse leader are addressed as they relate to all aspects of professionalism. Students investigate planning as an important component of management as well as organizational activities of the nurse administrator. The course focuses on the administrator's role in professional development of self and health care staff. It emphasizes the integration of theoretical approaches, research evidence and information system data to nursing administration in the diverse health care settings. Clinical practicum provides the student with the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge to the role of nurse administrator. This course must be taken concurrently with NURS 661 . Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.