NURS 415 - Leadership for the Professional Nurse

(4 [3-0-1] hours) Prerequisite: Admission to RN to MSN Program. This is a web-based course designed to explore effective leadership and management skills expected of the professional nurse. 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.