NUR 255 - Leadership in Nursing Lab

Offered WI
Lab- 2
1 credit hrs/2 contact hrs
Prerequisite: Successful completion of NUR 220/NUR 221 or NUR 240/NUR 241 and ANP 230/ANP 231, and BIO 232
Corequisite: NUR 254, NUR 260/NUR 261, POL 151, PHL 104

Considers the role of the professional nurse in evidence-based decision making, nursing leadership and management, delegation and communication skills, legal/ethical issues, staffing and care delivery models, health policy, diversity, and quality/safety issues.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Apply the nursing process in provision of holistic nursing care to individuals and families with acute changes in health status in the laboratory and clinical settings.
Advocate for diverse individuals, families, and populations with acute changes in health status in the laboratory and clinical settings.
Synthesize pathophysiological and clinical manifestations of common and acute health care disorders in individuals.
Demonstrate concepts of responsibility and accountability as they relate to professional nursing practice.
Implement clinical and classroom standards of student performance as delineated in the syllabus.
Utilize and communicate evedence-based practice in a research study, synthesize key points, and apply findings to clients in a diverse population and settings.
Analyze the role of the professional nurse and professionalism as it applies to a diverse setting and patient populations.