Curriculum
Course Descriptions
NURS 557 — Leadership and Stewardship in the Health Professions
Changes in the health care system are demanding practitioners with well-honed leadership skills and with a sense of stewardship. This course explores the concepts of leadership and stewardship from a historical and contemporary perspective with particular application to the health professions.
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NURS 558 — Economics of Healthcare Management and Policy
Understanding the economic and financial issues that affect today’s health care environment is required for the Nurse providing evidence-based services to manage and compete effectively in the health care marketplace. This course will address the changing demands for health care services, quality improvement and management measures and cost containment strategies.
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NURS 559 — Operations Management in Contemporary Healthcare Organizations
Ongoing demands for increased productivity, quality and service have resulted in a renewed emphasis on operational efficiency in the delivery of healthcare services and nursing care. This course will utilize clinical practice settings and case studies to examine critical issues related to restructuring patient care delivery models and clinical practice.
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NURS 563 — Building and Leading High Performance Healthcare Organizations
This course presents an intensive examination of the role of organizational leaders in building and leading high performance teams for maximum effectiveness. It is focused on the evolving role of leaders as they advance from front line to higher level management positions in clinical settings.
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NURS 564 — The Business of Healthcare
This course will address the basics of financial management in health care organizations including accounting, cost analysis, managing financial resources, and other management tools helpful to a nurse manager. Budget development and FTE allocation will be addressed along with federal and state regulations.
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NURS 567 — Strategic Positioning: Power, Politics and Influence in Healthcare
Nursing care is increasingly recognized as vital to the success of health care initiatives and organizations. This course will utilize a systems focus to analyze the "fit" and "position" of nursing within organizations. Issues related to power, politics and influence; the ethics of scarcity management systems and processes; and organizational dynamics will be examined.
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