NUR 5610 - Healthcare Systems, Policy and Advocacy

Credits: 3
Lecture: 45
Lab: 0

Focuses on health care organizations and delivery of care. Students will understand public policies on issues affecting nursing and healthcare. Content includes economic and organization theory, current issues in nursing, trends in health care delivery, political, social, ethical and fiscal accountability from a global perspective. Additionally, students will explore political and social forces which shape healthcare delivery and examine the role of advanced practice nurses in political advocacy.

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None