NU 673 Capstone: Nursing Management & Executive Leadership
This is the final course in the nursing sequence for the Nursing Management and Executive Leadership practicum. This course will focus on the larger organization's macro-system level. Students will apply and analyze theories, competencies, and concepts from previous courses in a designated role practicum using a preceptor. The core role competencies for the nurse manager and executive leader frame the course activities and include assessing the following areas: human resource management, workforce development, succession planning, culture of safety, the Joint Commission national patient safety goals, public reporting and accountability, automation in healthcare and redesign of workflow, meaningful use, accountability care organizations, healthcare reform, care across the continuum, and learning from excellence. Current issues and trends in healthcare, nursing management, and executive leadership are covered in course readings and integrated into the course assessments/project. In this course, students will complete the organizational assessment and Part II of the capstone project.