N5700 - Nursing Management
Delivery Mode: Web Course
Credits: Three credit hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the BN (Post RN) program, English
1xx3 and N2230
Overview: This is a senior level course which introduces
students to management / leadership principles in nursing.
This is a senior level course that has few formal course
pre-requisites. In deciding when you should take this course as you
develop your program plan be aware that students are expected to
display the ability to think analytically, to be independent
learners, and to be resourceful with a minimum of assistance from
the course professor. Writing skills, library use skills and
presentation skills are expected to be at a high level and well
established.
Course Objectives:
Knowledge - Human Being
- Examines the philosophies of health care organizations in terms of their impact on the care of human beings and on nursing practice.
- Explains the basic requirements needed to maintain effective organizational structure
- Describes human organizational behaviour in relationship to the health care system. (Instituting and responding to change, power, autonomy, leadership, collaboration)
- Examines human resource management skills (staffing, training and education, performance appraisal, understanding and managing absenteeism, collective bargaining, labour relations).
Knowledge - Environment
- Critically examines the impact of broad environmental factors (political/social/economic/cultural/ physical) on human organizational behaviour.
Knowledge - Nursing
- Appraises the nursing practice standards of a health organization in relation to provincial (ARNN) and national standards (CNA).
- Discusses current issues in nursing management.
Knowledge - Environment
- Critically examines the impact of broad environmental factors (political/social/economic/cultural/ physical) on human organizational behaviour.
Knowledge - Health
- Proposes an ideal nursing care system
Knowledge - Environment
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Critically examines the impact of broad environmental factors (political/social/economic/cultural/ physical) on human organizational behaviour.
Competencies - Communication
- Critically reviews literature related to theories of leadership
- Examines self to determine leadership competencies and limitations
- Plans strategies to improve leadership competencies
- Explains the basic elements of change theories
Competencies - Reasoning/Learning
- Evaluates research findings independently
Attitudes - Collegiality
- Appraises the value of colleague support systems
Course Content:
| Unit 1 | - | Overview of nursing administration |
| Unit 2 | - | Framework for leadership and management |
| Unit 3 | - | Planning for nursing administration |
| Unit 4 | - | Problem solving |
| Unit 5 | - | Organizational design and governance in nursing |
| Unit 6 | - | Types of organizational structure |
| Unit 7 | - | Managing professionals and their practice |
| Unit 8 | - | Evaluation and control in nursing administration |
| Unit 9 | - | Management of change |
| Unit 10 | - | Operational/ strategic planning |
| Unit 11 | - | Unionization |
| Unit 12 | - | Nursing data needs |
Evaluation: To receive a credit for N5700, students must
achieve a course composite grade of 65%. The student is evaluated
through analysis of case studies, a major paper focusing on a
nursing leadership/ management issue and a final exam.
For Further information contact:
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Academic Program Administrator |
(709) 777-6272 |
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Associate Director, Undergraduate Programs |
(709) 777-6679 |
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Fax |
(709) 777-7037 |
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