NU 521 Creating a Professional Work Environment
In this course the student will appreciate the rationale and strategies for creating a positive work environment for nursing and the inter-professional team. Topics will include organizational culture, structural empowerment, shared governance, and the adoption of Magnet Hospital tenets (no matter the setting) among others. Human resource management principle such as selection, development, performance appraisal and nurse satisfaction will be considered within the framework of creating an environment of professional practice. Further, how a positive work environment supports quality and safety will be discussed based on evidence. Fostering high performance from individuals as well as the team will be stressed.