The following sections were revised from the original Nursing Leadership Proposal: 1) Required Badge Courses, 2) Skillsets, and 3) Evaluation & Proficiency Activity. See sections below for this information.
Required Badge Courses
To complete a Nursing Leadership badge, the student will be required two nursing leadership courses, worth 7 credit hours, of the following courses: 1) NUR 817-Quality and Leadership in Healthcare Systems (4 credit hours), and 2) NUR 819-Economic and Finance in Healthcare Systems (3 credit hours). Students are required to earn a “B” or better in each course.
Progression Policy
Progression in the program requires a minimum grade of C in all courses and an overall GPA of 3.0 each semester. Failure to achieve a minimum grade of C in all courses and an overall GPA of 3.0 will deem the student ineligible to progress in the program and the student will be required to withdraw or be dismissed from the program. Students cannot earn a grade of C in more than two courses regardless of the GPA. Receiving the third C will deem the student ineligible to progress in the program and the student will be required to withdraw or be dismissed from the program. Students cannot earn a grade of Cin any course regardless of the GPA. Receiving a C- will deem the student ineligible to progress in the program and the student will be required to repeat the course if eligible. Students cannot earn a grade of D+, D, D, or F in any course regardless of the GPA. Receiving a grade of D+, D, or F will deem the student ineligible to progress in the program and the student will be required to withdraw or be dismissed from the program. Students who withdraw from the program may be eligible for readmission to the program. Students eligible for re-admission will be required to follow the current admission process as new applicants. Should an applicant be re-admitted they will be considered a new student and will be required to complete the entire curriculum.
Skillsets
The student will develop a specific skillset for nurses serving as leaders and managers of academic or healthcare environments. Overall, the student will have an opportunity to: 1) enhance their leadership and management skills, 2) apply strategies for managing health care delivery within organizations, 3) recognize changes that impact performance and outcomes management, 4) and plan for fiscal management.
Evaluation & Proficiency Assessment
In the courses, summative evaluation will continually be used to determine student’s progress in each course, through students’ completion of course assignments and discussion boards. Formative evaluation will be measured through assessment of final grades and student evaluations of the course. Course faculty will use these measures/methods to revise the course, when needed.
Upon completion of all badge courses, the student will complete a Proficiency Assessment that demonstrates synthesis of knowledge acquired through completing the required badge courses. For the Proficiency Assessment, the student will submit a paper on the following case study and answer the designated components. The Case Study is as follows:
You are hired as a nurse manager for an in-patient, medical-surgical care unit, located in a large, urban hospital. In addition, you were hired to improve the unit’s financial outcomes and enhance the quality of care. Specific instructions on formatting the paper will be provided in the paper assignment. Discuss the following points in your paper:
- Apply a leadership and management theory that you will use to make changes to the unit and state your reason (s) for using these theories.
- Discuss the use of various resources, such as benchmarks and best practices, for analyzing clinical patterns within a clinical unit.
- Discuss key considerations when planning a fiscal budget for a large medical- surgical unit.
- Discuss how reimbursement models can affect the financial viability of the medical-surgical unit and the health care organization.
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