NURS 415 - Nursing Management

3 Credit(s)

The focus of this course will be on the theories of nursing management and leadership and their application to work practices. Content will include the basic functions of management: planning, organizing, and directing. Topics such as decision-making, change, budgeting, conflict resolution and personnel issues will be explored. The students will concentrate on critical decision making and formulating independent nursing judgments in complex nursing situations. Content will also focus on supervisory skills and collaboration with other members of the health care team in the structured (hospital or nursing home) or unstructured (community assessments) health care settings. Students must be enrolled in the ASU four year baccalaureate nursing program and successfully complete all previous level courses.