NU 406 - Nursing Leadership and Management

Corequisites:  NU 400 and NU 405

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

• Demonstrate leadership and communication skills to effectively implement patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context of inter-professional team (BSN Essential II).
• Demonstrate an awareness of complex organizational systems (BSN Essential II).
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of organizational structure, mission, vision, philosophy,  and values (BSN Essential II).
• Apply leadership concepts, skills and decision making in the provision of high quality nursing care, health team coordination, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings (BSN Essential II).
• Apply concepts of quality and safety using structure, process and outcomes to identify clinical questions and describe the process of changing current practice (BSN Essential II).