NURS 651 Leadership Development

This course addresses the complex role of the leader in terms of behavioral, relational, interactional and structural activities associated with the healthcare profession. As the healthcare environment continually changes, so must nursing leaders, so they can develop new ideas of how to meet the challenges facing them. Nursing leaders need to develop and refine how to reconceptualize work and priorities, and learn how to incorporate the ideas associated with the changing landscape of global reality, health reform and technological advances. This course will focus on leadership development issues most representative of today's healthcare realities, incorporating theories and practices from other disciplines, change strategies, conflict resolution, and intellectual as well as emotional competencies.