Leadership and Roles in Advanced Nursing Practice
This course focuses on leadership concepts and theories with emphasis on application for transformation in healthcare. This course is designed to assist the student to enter into leadership and advanced nursing practice roles. Special emphasis is placed on the student's personal and professional development as a leader with a clear, individual vision for impacting the health of specific populations.
Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to: 1) Synthesize knowledge of the concept of role and its components as they relate to advanced nursing practice; 2) Understand role expectations of advanced nursing practice and its major components: advanced practitioner (NP, CNS, CNM, CRNA), consultant, change agent, case manager, educator, researcher and leader and how they are integrated into health systems; 3) Articulate the role of the graduate prepared nurse as a clinical nurse expert, leader and innovator in healthcare; 4) Analyze knowledge of leadership theories for use as a foundation for role enactment as a leader in healthcare; 5) Understand principles of systems theory and their application to the clinical environment; 6) Compare models for change and sustainability consistent with current healthcare system dynamics; 7) Identify actionable leadership opportunities to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes; 8) Understand the potential for information systems to support decision making and innovation in practice and care delivery systems.
Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to: 1) Synthesize knowledge of the concept of role and its components as they relate to advanced nursing practice; 2) Understand role expectations of advanced nursing practice and its major components: advanced practitioner (NP, CNS, CNM, CRNA), consultant, change agent, case manager, educator, researcher and leader and how they are integrated into health systems; 3) Articulate the role of the graduate prepared nurse as a clinical nurse expert, leader and innovator in healthcare; 4) Analyze knowledge of leadership theories for use as a foundation for role enactment as a leader in healthcare; 5) Understand principles of systems theory and their application to the clinical environment; 6) Compare models for change and sustainability consistent with current healthcare system dynamics; 7) Identify actionable leadership opportunities to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes; 8) Understand the potential for information systems to support decision making and innovation in practice and care delivery systems.