Curriculum

Required Courses (12 Credits)
NURS 557	Leadership and Stewardship in the Health Professions	3.00 credits
NURS 558	Economics of Healthcare Management & Policy	3.00 credits
NURS 559	Operations Management in Contemporary Healthcare Organizations	3.00 credits

One of the following:
NURS 563	Building and Leading High Performance Healthcare Organizations	3.00 credits
NURS 564	The Business of Healthcare	3.00 credits
NURS 567	Strategic Management: Power, Politics and Influence in Healthcare Systems	3.00 credits

Course Descriptions

NURS 557 Leadership and Stewardship in the Health Professions - 3.00 credits

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 & Policy - 3.00 credits

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 - 3.00 credits

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 - 3.00 credits

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 roles 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 - 3.00 credits

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 Management: Power, Politics and Influence in Healthcare Systems - 3.00 credits

Nursing care is increasingly recognized as vital to the success of healthcare 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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