NURS 657 - Nursing Leadership Practicum II

(2-3 S.H.)

This is the second semester of a guided practicum designed for students to practice the nursing administration role with practicing nurse administrators, quality improvement specialists, and informatics nurses utilized as preceptors to enhance the application of principles. Competencies that will be developed and refined are (a) communication and relationship-building, (b) knowledge of the healthcare environment, (c) leadership, (d) professionalism, and (e) business skills. Emphasis will be on human and financial resource management. Prerequisites: NURS 600 - Scientific and Ethical Foundations; NURS 606 - Nursing Information Management & Decision Making; NURS 652 - Financial Resource Management in Nursing Service: NURS 653 - Human Resource Management; and NURS 655 - Nursing Leadership Practicum I or consent of instructor.
Co-requisite: NURS 654 - Structure and Design of Nursing Services in Health Care Organizations. Grade only.