Nursing (NURS) 432
Management and Leadership in Nursing Practice

This version of NURS 432 closed Jan. 13, 2005. To current version.

Delivery modes: Individualized study. Grouped study only at Mount Royal College, Calgary, AB. (Internet access required)
Credits: 4 - Applied Studies
Prerequisites:

This course is normally open only to post-RN or undergraduate RN, BN nursing students.
Post-RN: All required 300- level nursing courses; current RN registration; CPR; current immunization according to the standards for the area in which the practicum is completed. A criminal record check may be required.
Post-LPN: All required 300- level nursing courses, NURS 435,
NURS 437.
AU at MRC: HLST 320, NURS 328 and eight of the ten MRC 4400 level nursing courses.
All other students: Current RN registration, CPR. A criminal record check may be required.
Centre: Centre for Nursing and Health Studies
Challenge for Credit: NURS 432 has a Challenge for Credit option.

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Overview

NURS 432 is an introduction to the theory and practice of nursing management. The emphasis in the course centres on understanding the critical responsibilities of nurse managers and the development of leadership skills. A practice component is designed to integrate knowledge about the activities, roles, and responsibilities of nurse managers and to enable the student to practice conceptual, technical, and interpersonal management and leadership skills.

Objectives

On completion of this course you will be able to:

  1. Understand differences and similarities between leadership and management theory and practice.
  2. Discuss the skills required by nurse managers in creating a quality work environment, for leading change and for managing conflict.
  3. Describe the skills required for improving the quality of care.
  4. Describe work force issues, labour relations and collective agreements.
  5. Discuss the nature of organizations.
  6. Discuss issues in human resource management and financial and health information systems.

Outline

  • Unit 1 The Canadian Health System
  • Unit 2 Leadership and Management: Theory and Practice
  • Unit 3 Creating an Environment for Professional Practice
  • Unit 4 Skills Required for Nurse Managers in Leading Change and Managing Conflict
  • Unit 5 Improving the Quality of Care
  • Unit 6 Work Force Issues and Designing Nursing Work
  • Unit 7 Labor Relations and Collective Agreements
  • Unit 8 Nature of Organizations
  • Unit 9 Issues in Human Resource Management
  • Unit 10 Financial and Health Information Systems

Evaluation

To receive credit for NURS 432, students must complete all of the required assignments and achieve a composite grade of at least 60 percent (C-). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

Written Assignment Term Paper Journal Work Plan Total
25% 40% 25% 10% 100%

Course Materials

Textbook

Hibberd, J. M., & Smith, D. L. (Eds). (1999). Nursing management in Canada. Toronto: W. B. Saunders.

Recommended Textbooks

American Psychological Association (1995). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, (4th ed.). Washington DC: Author.

Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2000). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application, (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott.

Zilm, G. (1998). The smart way: An introduction to writing for nurses. Toronto: Harcourt Brace.

There will be a limited number of copies of these textbooks available for loan from Athabasca University Library.

Other Material

The course materials also include a study guide, a student manual, and a book of readings.

Special Course Features

Post RN BN students are asked to identify an area of interest and a potential preceptor before registering in the course. Post RN BN students cannot attain the goals and objectives of the management course without the aid of a preceptor. Every effort is made to assist students with placement and to establish the preceptor/student relationship early in the course.

AU at MRC and Post-LPN students do an application module rather than a preceptorship for Nursing 432. They work with their tutor rather than with a preceptor to complete the application module.

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.

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