NURS 404 - Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing

(5 [3-0-2] hours) Prerequisites: Completion of all 300 level Nursing courses, and PSYC/SOCI 301 or other approved statistics course (grade of “C” or better). Effective leadership and management skills expected of the professional nurse will be explored. Strategies for application of leadership and management principles in simulated and actual healthcare delivery situations will be developed. The impact of legal, social, political, religious and economic forces on nursing, society and the health care system are analyzed. Ethical and spiritual dilemmas confronting nurses are explored from multiple perspectives. This course cannot be challenged.