NURS 433 - Leadership in Nursing

2 Credits
The course examines the evidence of leadership theory in the management of clients in complex healthcare environments including organizational structures involving finances, communication, information and quality systems. Students will learn about the leadership and management styles that are important to the professional nurse. This course will emphasize prioritization, delegation, and care coordination. The nurse’s role in policy development and evaluation will be introduced.

Grade Note(s): A grade of B- or better is required to pass this course successfully.
Component Co-requisite(s): NURS 433 and NURS 433C. The lecture, lab (L) and clinical (C) components of each NURS course must be successfully completed during the same semester. All component co-requisites must be repeated if a failing grade is received in any one of them.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 355, NURS 355C, NURS 370, NURS 370L and NURS 370C