NU 619 Principles of Patient & Staff Education
The focus of the course is to explore the master's prepared nurse's role in education in a hospital or clinical setting, specifically focusing on both patient and nursing education in that role. This course will include a range of topics including: roles of the nurse educator in a clinical setting, leading and managing change, patient education and health literacy, educating special populations in the clinical setting, laws and regulations relating to patient education, impact of the nurse practice act and state regulation on nursing education. The course is designed to prepare the master's prepared nurse to be a leader in the development of educational programs in the clinical setting.