NURS420 Strategic Leadership & Management Professional Nursing Practice
The course focuses on exploring organizational strategies, leadership theories, decision making and accountability in health care. Principles of management and responsibilities for needed change in nursing practice within the complex health care delivery system are emphasized. Influences of regulatory, legislative, and organizational policies related to the quality and safety of nursing practice environments will be examined. Clinical practice experience includes a change project in a selected clinical agency based on synthesis of knowledge derived from theory and research. Students share practice experience in a formal seminar setting. As the capstone course the student is able to synthesize the knowledge and skills learned in the nursing program and will demonstrate competencies consistent with program outcomes and to refine their professional nursing practice. Prerequisites: Senior Status and completion of all core requirements.