NU 619 Organizational Leadership and Health Policy for Advanced Nursing Practice

Credit, two hours.
This course will focus on the systematic collection of information about the activities, characteristics and outcomes of programs to improve health care and inform future programmatic decisions. Key policy issues and core constructs for analysis include national health expenditures and cost containment strategies, patient access and cost containment strategies, patient access and health disparities, health care reform, future direction and trends and policy innovations will be examined for their impact on advanced practice, service delivery and health outcomes. This course prepares the advanced nursing professional to respond to current realities and provide enhanced leadership for future policy development and professional practice. Prerequisite(s): NU 506 , NU 507 , NU 508 , NU 509 . Corequisite(s): NU 504 , NU 510 , NU 528 .