Nursing Leadership and Management

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Describe the roles and functions of the nurse leader/manager in the management process.
• Compare and contrast leadership and management in a variety of healthcare environments.
• Discuss the nurse’s role in the development of health care policy.
• Explain the role of the nurse and nurse leader in health care quality improvement and safety.
• Discuss power and empowerment in a caring environment.
• Identify communication strategies and collaboration strategies for effective leadership and management.
• Describe how critical thinking and ethical decision-making are used in leadership and management.
• Evaluate legal and economic issues that impact health care, including cost and financing.
• Explain the role of the nurse and nurse leader in health care data management and informatics.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Discussion Forums	10%
Interview a Nurse Leader	5%
Nurse Leader Interview Paper	20%
Elevator Pitch for Change Part 1	10%
Elevator Pitch for Change Part 2	20%
Elevator Pitch for Change Part 3	10%
Shadow Health Assignments	25%

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-95	A
94-92	A-
91-89	B+
88-86	B
85-83	B-
82-80	C+
79-77	C
76-74	C-
73-71	D+
70-68	D
67-65	D-
64 & below	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance in NUR 472, Nursing Leadership and Management, is measured by active engagement in course activities rather than physical presence. As an asynchronous course, students are expected to log in to Canvas regularly, review posted content, and complete assignments, quizzes, and assessments by the stated deadlines. For the purposes of this course, engagement is defined as the investment of time, energy, and thought into meaningful learning activities, including skills engagement (e.g., keeping up with readings and organizing study efforts), emotional engagement (e.g., finding relevance in the material and demonstrating interest), participation/interaction engagement (e.g., submitting assignments, actively participating in small group discussion, and communicating with the instructor as needed), and performance engagement (e.g., striving to do well on assessments and demonstrating achievement) (Dixson, 2015).

Consistent engagement in these dimensions is essential to meet course objectives. Failure to participate regularly may be considered non-attendance, which can negatively affect course standing and application of course content.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Andresen, K. (2023). Leading change in health systems: Strategies for RN-BSN students. Creative Commons. Retrieved May 26, 2024, from https://pressbooks.uwf.edu/nursingleadership/
• Student Shadow Health Self-Enrollment: https://evolve.elsevier.com/cs/store?role=student