Nursing Leadership Management  Theory (NURS 4040, and Clinical (NURS 4041) Course Description: 
            The purpose of this course is to provide the student with introductory leadership and management experiences relating to nursing.  The subjects addressed are leadership, resource management, personnel issues, interpersonal relationships, change process, the health care system, organizational theories, organizational structures, strategic planning, organizational environment, power, legal issues, decision making/problem solving, conflict and staffing issues.
Course Goals:

1. Introduce the BSN student to concepts relating to leadership and management as noted above.   

2. Provide the BSN student an opportunity to explore issues relating to leadership and management in nursing

3. Provide the BSN student the opportunity to apply leadership and management skills and concepts in the work environment.

4. To promote and improve the practice of nursing.                  

Course Objectives:

1. Gain a basic understanding of the concepts of leadership and management in relation to nursing practice regardless of the practice setting.

2. Develop a project which applies the leadership/management principles found in this course.

3. Work within nursing under supervision in a leadership/managerial role.

4. Apply evidence-based practice in the workplace.

5. Expose the BSN student to basic unit budget principles.

Course Requirements:

1. Complete all readings as scheduled.

2. Complete the online assignments as scheduled

3. Complete the discussions as scheduled (1 post and 2 replies per topic)

4. Complete a total of 90 clinical hours broken down as follows:

35 hours to prepare an APA paper reporting the project (see the project paper grading rubric in this syllabus)
55 hours to research, develop and implement a clinical project (hopefully within your workplace).