Immersion as a Clinical Nurse Leader III

Catalog description

This course is the third of a series of three courses which provides instruction on how CNLs utilize the competencies necessary to lead improvement teams, analyze data, and ensure delivery of quality, safety, and value-based care in any healthcare setting. This course emphasizes that the CNL is a provider and manager of care at the point of care to individuals and cohorts of patients anywhere healthcare is delivered. Key concepts include clinical leadership; care outcomes; synthesis of data/evidence to provide improved outcomes; risk anticipation for individuals or cohorts of patients; design of EBPs; team leadership with interprofessional teams; integration and use of information systems and technologies to improve outcomes; stewardship of human/environmental/materials and advocacy for patients, communities and the health professional team. Students will immerse in their role as a CNL and execute a CNL project in their assigned area. Students will document their work in a CNL project paper and present their findings at the end of this course. CNL students will prepare for the CNL certification examination by completion of CNL modules.