ethical decision-making models are explored which give meaning to health care and clinical nursing leadership within complex health care systems.
do so in order to create a more robust and substantial project.
NURS 489 Capstone Scholarship Project (3 Credits) Prerequisite: NURS 300; 310; 320; 321; 330; 340; 350
NURS 350 Communication and Collaboration in Healthcare Settings (3 Credits) This course provides the learner with the framework for strong communication skills in the healthcare setting, including verbal, non-verbal and knowledge in patient-centered collaborative practice. Nursing students will examine their own communication skills using a communication assessment scale and engage in discussion together to improve communication techniques. A focus of this course will be on managing nursing care with individuals and families experiencing complex health problems and the development of inter-professional team problem solving skills and collaborative planning. Viewing communication in light of patient teaching, stress, validation, patient advocacy, and therapeutic use of self will be addressed. Selected topics include the need for collaborative practice, expectations of team members, and nurses as facilitators and leaders.
This course allows students to synthesize knowledge and skills learned in the baccalaureate program in order to demonstrate competencies consistent with program outcomes and to refine their nursing practice skills. In this last course students will put all of their prior learning together and complete a culminating project which will be detailed in a final paper or video presentation. This course includes 135 hours of documented experience presented in a portfolio including a time log. Students are required to obtain a preceptor or preceptor(s) (no more than two) prior to enrolling into the externship, who will guide your experience and assure that you have met the course objectives. Students will be provided with freedom to choose and design projects that meet the course objectives; however final projects must include a teaching element and be approved by the course instructor or program administrator. It is recommended that the student combine the 135 hours required in HCSI 499 or NURS 400 in some form to allow for step 1/step 2 projects for substantial significance, but students who prefer to do so, can complete HCSI 499 independently. Grading in this course will be competent/ unachieved (pass/fail).
NURS 400 Advanced Leadership Strategies (3 Credits) Prerequisite: NURS 350 Recommended: NURS 489 In this advanced leadership course, students will review in detail organizational systems leadership; transformational leadership and leadership strategies intended to improve quality, safety and outcomes within the healthcare environment. The three major constructs of transformational leadership (self-transformation, patient centered transformation, health systems transformation) will be explored related to health outcomes and the nurse’s role as change agent and leader in the profession. Awareness of complex systems, the impact of power upon the system, political influences, and healthcare as big business will be topics for discussion. Students will use quality improvement concepts, processes and outcomes measures to design projects that improve healthcare delivery and/or outcomes and will be required to partner with someone in a healthcare leadership role to design and implement their project. Students who wish to combine this course with NURS 489 may
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