Leadership in Nursing Practice
This course focuses on leadership concepts and theories, with an emphasis on application for transformation in healthcare. Students will explore contemporary and historical leadership theories, organizational dynamics, change management strategies, and quality improvement methodologies essential for effective nursing leadership. This course prepares nurses to navigate regulatory, financial, legal, ethical, and technological influences that influence healthcare and policies. This prepares nurses to lead interprofessional teams, influence health policy, and drive innovations that promote health equity and social justice.
Outcomes: Utilize principles of leadership and management concepts and theories to analyze organizational structures, cultures, and processes that impact healthcare delivery and patient outcomes; Apply leadership concepts and strategies to develop personal leadership style that promotes safety, fosters interprofessional teamwork, and promotes solutions to the challenges in healthcare environments; Apply evidence-based change management theories to lead organizational change that improves care quality and patient safety; Analyze health and regulatory policy at organizational, local, state, and national levels to advocate for policy changes that address challenges in the healthcare system; Evaluate quality improvement initiatives that support evidence-based practice and drive measurable improvements in healthcare outcomes; Apply communication strategies to lead interprofessional teams, facilitate collaboration, and promote high-quality, person-centered care across healthcare settings.
Outcomes: Utilize principles of leadership and management concepts and theories to analyze organizational structures, cultures, and processes that impact healthcare delivery and patient outcomes; Apply leadership concepts and strategies to develop personal leadership style that promotes safety, fosters interprofessional teamwork, and promotes solutions to the challenges in healthcare environments; Apply evidence-based change management theories to lead organizational change that improves care quality and patient safety; Analyze health and regulatory policy at organizational, local, state, and national levels to advocate for policy changes that address challenges in the healthcare system; Evaluate quality improvement initiatives that support evidence-based practice and drive measurable improvements in healthcare outcomes; Apply communication strategies to lead interprofessional teams, facilitate collaboration, and promote high-quality, person-centered care across healthcare settings.