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NUR 400 Nursing Leadership

This course prepares students to integrate leadership theories and principles into nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on developing the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and abilities of a nurse leader. Students examine leadership using the principles of advocacy, interprofessional collaboration, communication, and delegation.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: NUR 300

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Course Number and Title:

NUR 400 Nursing Leadership

Campus Location

  • Dover
  • Georgetown
  • Stanton

Effective Date

202551

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: NUR 300

Course Credits and Hours

3 credit(s)

3 lecture hours/week

0 lab hours/week

Course Description

This course prepares students to integrate leadership theories and principles into nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on developing the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and abilities of a nurse leader. Students examine leadership using the principles of advocacy, interprofessional collaboration, communication, and delegation.

Additional Materials

NA

Required Text(s)

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Disclaimer

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Core Course Performance Objectives (CCPOs)

  1. Integrate interprofessional management and leadership theories into nursing practice. (CCC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; PGC 1,2,3)
  2. Advocate for quality improvement in nursing practice. (CCC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; PGC 3, 4, 5, 6)
  3. Integrate strategies of communication and collaboration into professional nursing practice. (CCC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; PGC 1, 2, 6)
  4. Analyze health care systems to determine the effectiveness of delivering safe, inclusive, patient-centered care. (CCC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; PGC 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
  5. Illustrate the value and importance of advocacy by the professional nurse. (CCC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; PGC 2, 5, 6)

See Core Curriculum Competencies and Program Graduate Competencies at the end of the syllabus. CCPOs are linked to every competency they develop.

Measurable Performance Objectives (MPOs)

Upon completion of this course, the student will:

  1. Integrate interprofessional management and leadership theories into nursing practice.
    1. Compare and contrast interprofessional management and leadership styles.
    2. Discuss interprofessional management and leadership theories as they apply to nursing practice.
    3. Develop a personal nursing leadership theory based on research and reflection.

  2. Advocate for quality improvement in nursing practice.
    1. Use change theory to explore opportunities for quality improvement and safety.
    2. Evaluate findings from evidence-based sources to promote quality improvements in healthcare.
    3. Apply concepts of quality and safety using structure, process, and outcome measures to formulate clinical research questions.

  3. Integrate strategies of communication and collaboration into professional nursing practice.
    1. Summarize effective communication and collaboration strategies to produce positive interprofessional working relationships.
    2. Incorporate cultural competence in professional nursing communication.
    3. Demonstrate appropriate collaborative strategies, including delegation, when working with interprofessional teams.
    4. Discuss conflict resolution strategies used when working with interprofessional teams.

  4. Analyze health care systems to determine the effectiveness of delivering safe, inclusive, patient-centered care.
    1. Describe how healthcare is organized and financed, including the implications of business principles such as patient and system cost factors.
    2. Compare and contrast the organizational structure, mission, vision, philosophy, and values of diverse healthcare settings.

  5. Illustrate the value and importance of advocacy by the professional nurse.
    1. Reflect on respect and caring within the role of a nurse advocate.
    2. Use leadership principles to advocate for excellence in nursing practice.

Evaluation Criteria/Policies

The grade will be determined using the Delaware Tech grading system:

90-100 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
0-69 = F
Students should refer to the Catalog/Student Handbook for information on the Academic Standing Policy, the Academic Integrity Policy, Student Rights and Responsibilities, and other policies relevant to their academic progress.

Final Course Grade

Calculated using the following weighted average

Evaluation Measure

Percentage of final grade

Formative Assessments:

Discussion Boards (4 at 10% each)

40%

Change Theory Written Assignment (Summative)

15%

Communication & Collaboration Case Study (Summative)

10%

Advocacy Journal (Summative)

5%

Nursing Leadership Theory Paper (Summative)

30%

TOTAL

100%

Program Graduate Competencies (PGCs are the competencies every graduate will develop specific to his or her major)

  1. Integrate nursing knowledge and knowledge from the sciences and other disciplines to inform clinical judgment.
  2. Demonstrates commitment to personal and professional growth, lifelong learning, and leadership opportunities that support safe, ethical nursing practice.
  3. Apply skills of inquiry, analysis, and information literacy to advance nursing research and support evidence-based nursing practice.
  4. Apply informatics and healthcare technologies to support the delivery of safe, equitable patient care in a variety of healthcare settings.
  5. Advocate for the delivery of safe, equitable patient care through effective systems-based practice, quality improvement, and engagement in the health care policy process.
  6. Direct compassionate, holistic patient-centered care through assessment and prioritization of healthcare needs, patient advocacy, interprofessional communication, collaboration, and delegation.
  7. Analyze the social determinants of health for diverse populations to improve equitable population health outcomes.

Core Curriculum Competencies (CCCs are the competencies every graduate will develop)

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Students in Need of Accommodations Due to a Disability

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