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Overview
Nursing 432 is an introduction to nursing leadership and management theory and practice. The emphasis is on understanding the essential skills employed by highly successful nurse leaders and managers, such as thinking critically, communicating effectively, handling conflict wisely, delegating successfully; all these enabling them to build teams, direct resources, improve quality, manage stress, and lead change skilfully in their diverse workplaces. In addition, there is a unit dedicated to future trends aimed at helping you to develop self-awareness in leading your career, as all nurses are leaders regardless of their actual position.
A special feature of Nursing 432 is the Community of Learners Discussion Forum where you get to interact with all students enrolled in the course, and not only your colleagues from your specific tutor section. This forum aims to help you develop a community of practice as you learn from each other and embrace leadership as you integrate knowledge about the activities, roles, and responsibilities of nurse managers and leaders; the forum also enables you to practice conceptual, technical, and interpersonal management skills. The application experiences embedded in the course provide opportunities for learners to translate theory into practice to build their capacity to influence, lead, and manage.
Outline
Unit 1 Introduction to Leadership, Management, and Followership
Unit 2 Canadian Healthcare Organizations
Unit 3 Nursing Leadership in Indigenous Health
Unit 4 Effective Communication: Cultural Diversity and Dynamic Healthcare Settings and Situations
Unit 5 Thinking Critically, Solving Problems, and Making Decisions
Unit 6 Understanding Conflict and Negotiation
Unit 7 Hiring, Staffing, and Delegating
Unit 8 Leading Change
Unit 9 Managing and Improving Quality
Unit 10 Budgeting and Managing Resources
Unit 11 Managing Stress
Unit 12 Future Trends
Learning outcomes
Compare and contrast nursing leadership with nursing management.
Evaluate the organizational context within which nursing leaders and managers function.
Analyze the skills and competencies required by nurse managers and leaders to create an effective and inclusive work environment for all people.
Apply selected management and leadership models to initiate change and ensure quality improvement.
Discuss resource allocation procedures and processes utilized by nurse leaders and managers to problem solve, resolve conflicts, and make decisions.
Evaluation
To receive credit for Nursing 432 Management & Leadership in Nursing Practice students must complete all the required assignments and achieve an overall composite grade of 64% (C). All submitted assignments must follow the current edition of the APA Publication Manual.
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1: Who am I as a Leader and a Manager?
15%
Assignment 2: Scenario Analysis
20%
Assignment 3: Change Implementation
25%
Assignment 4: Design Your Own Healthcare Organization
30%
Assignment 5: Community of Learners: Forum Discussions
10%
Total
100%
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Waddell, J. I., & Walton, N. A. (Eds.). (2020). Yoder-Wise’s leading and managing in Canadian nursing (2nd ed.). Elsevier Inc. (eText)
There are several readings and videos included throughout the course. Clicking on the link of the resource allows you to access it directly via the Athabasca University online library or the internet. Each unit has a reference list that contains all required and supplemental resources.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.