Nursing Leadership and Management of Care

4.0 credits

The purpose of this course is to examine leadership and management principles necessary to safely, reliably and effectively coordinate and carry out patient and family centered care in complex healthcare organizations. The emphasis is on the leadership competencies necessary to assure a culture of safety and continuous quality improvement as members of an interdisciplinary team. Students are introduced to the fundamental principles of improvement science and utilize tools to identify clinical questions and design a test of change in their clinical areas. A field study component enables them to critically evaluate leadership role competencies.