NUR 480 - Leadership and Management in Nursing

Credit Hour(s): 3
This course focuses on management and leadership theories and principles applied to nursing practice with an emphasis on developing skills and strategies for innovative and creative approaches to healthcare management and leadership challenges. The delegation process is also a focal point and how it applies in practice. Students explore how healthcare policies, including financial and regulatory policies, directly and indirectly influence nursing practice. 3 Credit(s).

This course is a Speaking Intensive; a grade of C or higher in this course is required for this course to count toward the six credit-hour Writing Intensive graduation requirement for Ferrum College. A student cannot earn a grade of C or higher in this course unless he or she earns a C or higher on the writing assignments required by the course.
Prerequisite(s):

NUR 370 - Research and Evidence-Based Practice

NUR 420 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

NUR 425 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Clinical

NUR 440 - Community Health Nursing

NUR 445 - Community Health Nursing Clinical

NUR 450 - Adult Nursing II

NUR 455 - Adult Nursing II Clinical
Course Session Cycle: Spring
Course Yearly Cycle: Every Year