NU 480 - Professional Nursing Leadership

This course examines strategies to facilitate transition from student to professional nurse. Principles of organizational leadership and management are integrated using interactive learning methods. Course topics include leadership theory and management roles, organizational culture, collaboration, and team dynamics, delegation, advocacy, quality improvement, and safe patient-centered care. The University Portfolio is addressed in this course.

Prerequisites: Senior status in nursing. Corequisite: NU 485 - Rural Public Health Nursing.
Credit(s): 2
When Offered: (fall and spring)