NURS 450 - Nursing Systems: Policy, Power, and Practice in Urban Settings (Lecture)

1. Discuss theoretical models of leadership and organizational elements in relation to the role of the professional nurse, nurse leader, and nurse manager
2. Compare and contrast the different leadership roles and management functions of the professional nurse, nurse leader, and nurse manager in relation to organizational, interpersonal, and group communication.
3. Enhance concepts interprofessional communication and collaboration.
4. Analyze leadership concepts, skills, and decision-making when providing high quality nursing care and healthcare team coordination/oversight in a variety of settings.
5. Classify specific strategies that increase the likelihood of effective delegation in professional nursing practice.
6. Evaluate the nurse leader’s role as a change agent in today’s health care organizations.
7. Evaluate how a nurse manager effectively manages conflict and integrate into practice.
8. Analyze the nurse’s role in managing cost and budgets.
9. Compare and contrast the mission, vision and values of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and the Nevada State Board of Nursing (NSBON).
10. Analyze socioeconomic, political, and environmental factors that impact delivery of care while developing a capstone project that targets the vulnerable population.