NUR 401 - Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Semester Hours: 3
This course provides an introduction to organizational and management theory, and leadership styles, values and skills. Students will explore the necessary habits of mind to work with colleagues and leaders in driving and reinventing health care in the community. Nurses must recognize that leadership is their business, they need to take charge of their professional lives, and actively engage in the improvement of their organizations. Emphasis will be placed on teamwork and collaboration, system analysis and problem-solving, quality and safety, delegation and negotiation and other core topics to develop leadership competence.

Pre-requisites: NUR 303 - Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and NUR 330 - Healthcare Systems, Policy, Regulation, and Advocacy. Required admittance to the Lakeland University RN to BSN Completion Program.

Date Approved: 7/29/2019