Description
This course focuses on the development of the student in the role of a beginning nurse leader of a clinical practice discipline. The purpose is to provide the nursing student with the basic concepts and theories needed for nursing management and the crucial components of nursing leadership. The content is focused on skills that nurses need to manage care for groups of patients, manage care within the changing health care environments, manage resources for care, delegate and supervise the work of other licensed and unlicensed assistive personnel, and coordinate care with other health care disciplines. The purpose of the clinical experience is to provide the nursing student with application of skills that support the basic concepts and theories needed for effective management of client care. Prerequisites: Nrsg 424; Nrsg 425; Nrsg 497. Offered: Spring