NURS 440 - Managing for Safety and Quality Outcomes

3 credits
This course focuses on the knowledge and skills needed by the entry level nurse for the safe and effective management of patient care. The course considers nursing practice from the staff nurse and middle management perspective with an emphasis on creating a culture of quality, safety and ongoing improvement. Theories of change, complexity, organizational design, horizontal leadership, coalition building and conflict management are introduced. The use and analysis of outcome data as evidence for practice change is stressed. Simulated scenarios are used to apply course content. Three lecture periods.

Prerequisite(s): NURS 310, NURS 320, NURS 325, NURS 341, NURS 360, NURS 370, NURS 393
Corequisite(s): None