NURS 251 - Leadership and Management Concepts for Nursing Practice

Institution:

Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

Subject:

Nursing

Description:

Enhances the professional role of the student as the focus on safe nursing care for adult patients continues. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of accountability, advocacy, caring, clinical decision making, collaboration, communication, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, illness, leadership and management, legal issues, managing care, oxygenation, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, spirituality, teaching and learning, therapeutic communication, thermoregulation, and time management/ organization. In addition, this course focuses on transitioning the student to the graduate nursing role as they further develop a Clinician's role. Professionalism and ethical decision making - within the context of socially, economically, and culturally diverse backgrounds of patients - is addressed. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: NURS 250 with a grade of C or higher. Corequisites: NURS 242, 243, and 244.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.hacc.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 780-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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