Management and Leadership in Nursing

Catalog description

The course is an introduction to a variety of theoretical frameworks that support principles of leadership and management in nursing. Emphasis is placed on developing, enhancing, and demonstrating leadership skills, competencies, and aptitudes. Students are exposed to practical situations in the management of current and practical patient care in diverse healthcare settings. Topics include organizational structure, comparison of management and nursing processes, decision-making, change, oral and written communication skills, effective interpersonal skills, interprofessional collaboration, team building, quality improvement, and the nurse-sensitive indicators of structure, process, and outcomes.