NUR415 Nursing Leadership and Management (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): All 300 level courses or approval from the Program Director
This course examines managerial and leadership concepts applied to the role of the professional nurse.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Differentiate between the roles of leaders and managers.
2. Apply theories of effective leadership and management within selected healthcare systems.
3. Demonstrate the concepts of conflict management using appropriate communication tasks.
4. Describe the impact of unionization in healthcare and discuss the impact of collective bargaining including legal implications.
5. Discuss strategies for effective interprofessional collaboration and team building.
6. Discuss professional accountability for effective leadership within nursing practice and for advancement of the profession.