NURS 4303 - Issues of Quality Improvement, Health Care Finances & Strategic Planning

3 credits

A course that identifies standards, analyzes quality of performance, and evaluates care outcomes in selected aspects of health care. This study includes the various types of health delivery systems and personnel. Attention is given to working with health care costs, trends and financial constraints, other resource limitations, parent organizations and nursing budgets, generation and allocation of new and redesigned resources, and associated ethical issues. Students interface principles of strategic planning and action implementation with clinical health concerns. This course requires synthesis of theory and practice learned throughout the nursing curriculum in order to complete a strategic proposal for acceptance by a mock board of experts. To successfully complete this course, the student must pass a comprehensive predictor examination. If the examination standard is not met, the student will be required to complete a specific online remediation course (for an additional cost) which includes a comparable examination.

Prerequisite: NURS 3432 Health Care Systems, Care Management, and Nursing Leadership.
Corequisite: NURS 4452 Communities and Diverse Populations and Clients.