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Provides an understanding of the professional role of the nurse administrator, including the ability to collaborate effectively in diverse settings with interprofessional partnerships. It prepares the nurse administrator to lead and manage the administration of health care services. Although various roles will be analyzed, an emphasis will be placed on decision maker and servant leader. Management and business theories/practices will be introduced. Biblical perspectives will be integrated throughout the course. 35 practica hours required.

Prepares the student to apply theoretical foundations of nursing, business, and marketing to the administration of health delivery systems; an emphasis on quality improvement, risk management, and public relations will be evident. Interprofessional collaboration will be enhanced through communication and team building skills. 35 practica hours required.

Explores human resource management practices in a health care setting with a focus on developing knowledge and skills required of nurse leaders. Topics such as recruitment, selection, performance development, employment law, maintaining a positive work environment, labor relations, compensation, and training will be included in the course.

This course provides the opportunity to partner with a nurse manager/administrator to apply acquired knowledge, skills, and dispositions in a supervised practicum setting. A practicum project integrating administrative skills is required.

Continued clinical experiences will occur, providing an opportunity to partner with a nurse leader to apply acquired knowledge, skills, and dispositions in a supervised practicum setting. Graded on a CR/NC basis. This course may be repeated as necessary within the defined program time parameters. Prerequisite: GNUR-501, GNUR-529P

Prepares students to lead in complex systems of healthcare. Resource management will be emphasized with a focus on finance, human resources, and technology. Prerequisite: GNUR-501, GNUR-529, GNUR-529P, GNUR-532, GNUR-532P

Experiential learning and application of concepts will occur related to resource management with a focus on finance, human resources, and technology. Practicum hours are required (65 hours). Prerequisite: GNUR-501, GNUR-529, GNUR-529P, GNUR-532, GNUR-532P Corequisite or Prerequisite: NRA-686

Provides an immersion practicum experience with an emphasis on applying and integrating knowledge, attitudes, and skills from the entire course of study. Experiential learning and application of project management will occur with the design and implementation of an evidence-based project that provides a solution to an identified problem. Practicum hours are required (130 hours). Prerequisite: GNUR-501, GNUR-529, GNUR-529P, GNUR-532, GNUR-532P, NRA-680, NRA-680P, NRA-682, NRA-682P, NRA-684, NRA-684P, NRA-686, NRA-686P

In this course, students demonstrate achievement of program and administration track outcomes. Students synthesize and evaluate evidence of having acquired the knowledge, dispositions, and skills to be an effective "Agents of Change."