Plan of Study – Grad Cert Nursing Leadership

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Grad Cert: Nursing Leadership

Certificate Requirements (Minimum of 9 semester hours required.)

MIS 5230 Health Care Informatics Systems Analysis & Design (2 s.h. (Not To Exceed 3 s.h.))

Understanding the role of informatics in health care management. Topics include evidenced-based care, management of health delivery systems, health promotion education, and the use of electronic medical records. Emphasis on utilization of data management techniques to improve patient care. Ethical concerns and leadership styles will be addressed. Nursing administration students register for 2 s.h.; non-nursing students register for 3 s.h. Corequisite for nursing administration students: NUR 5230.

NUR 6010 Advanced Leadership and Communication (NUR*/HSP) (4 s.h.)

Analysis, application, and evaluation of concepts, theories, and research that influence leadership within complex systems. The practice of assessing environment and culture, as they relate to organizational effectiveness. Analysis of inclusive communication strategies for leading complex systems with diverse constituents. Prerequisites: HSP 5000 Level Courses.

NUR 6020 Economics & Financing of the Nursing Enterprise (3 s.h.)

The development of business and financial acumen to assure that cost-effective nursing care is meeting both quality and financial goals within an organization. The economic context of the nursing enterprise is explored in terms of how current reimbursement mechanisms will affect the future of nursing across the care continuum. Prerequisites: NUR 5010, NUR 5050, NUR 5150, NUR 5860, NUR 6110, NUR 7010; ACC 5320.