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NURS 747 - Care Management in a Health Care Micro-System

(2 units)
Implementation and synthesis of leadership, change, and complexity concepts in the role of a Clinical Nurse Leader in selected micro-system of health care.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSN program. Corequisite(s): NURS 744 .

Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Units of Internship/Practicum: 2
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate understanding in the role of effective horizontal leader or member of a health care team to achieve change in healthcare delivery, through an ethical framework of advocacy for an aggregate of patients in a clinical microsystem.
2. demonstrate team coordination through use of effective communication to the intra- and interdisciplinary team for effective lateral integration of services for an aggregate of patients.
3. demonstrate proficiency as an advanced generalist nurse by applying an advanced level of knowledge and understanding in advanced clinical assessment, evidence-based practice, and knowledge management.
4. demonstrate effective transformational-styled leadership and effective use of self by the coordination, planning, delegation, and evaluation of team activities for the delivery of care and achievement of improved patients outcomes.
5. evaluate associated costs versus benefits for improvements in healthcare delivery in the microsystem by the use of information technology and statistics.
6. verbalize risks in the healthcare environment, monitors quality measures, and participates in root-cause analyses or system reviews when problems arise.
7. apply evidence-based practice in the design, practice and evaluation of care guidelines for an aggregate of patients.


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