NUR 515 – Leadership, Management, & Interdisciplinary
Collaboration
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Explores the theoretical approaches to leadership and management and the role of the nurse leader and
manager in various settings.% Discusses advanced competencies related to the health care system,
including: management, leadership, finance, and cost-effective decision-making.% Learners explore
leadership from a healthcare quality and safety perspective, while examining the role of the nurse leader
through the lens of change agent and advocate.% Evidence-based healthcare leadership and management
practices, regulatory policies influencing health care delivery, cost containment principles, health
promotion strategies, and the nurse leader’s influence on the healthcare system are examined.% Learners
will have the opportunity to apply this knowledge in a practice setting.%
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Required Resources
Gray, J., Grove, S. & Sutherland, (2016). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal,
synthesis and generation of evidence. (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Porter-O'Grady, T., & Malloch, K. (2018). Quantum leadership: Creating sustainable value in health care.
Burllington (5 th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Porter-O'Grady, T., & Malloch, K. (2018). : Burlington (3rd ed.). Burlington, Quantum leadership Videos.
MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Sullivan, E. J. (2018). . New York, NY: Pearson.Effective leadership and management in nursing
Supplemental Resources
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Conchie, B., & Rath, T. (2008). . New York, NY: Gallup, IncStrengths based leadership
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NUR 515 – Leadership, Management, & Interdisciplinary
Collaboration
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Promote nursing leadership as a science and an art to colleagues, educational institutions, and
community constituents.
2. Develop an understanding of how evidence-based data and organizational theories frame and
influence an organization’s structure, culture, and the delivery of care in a complex healthcare
system.
3. Apply professional ethics while collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to safely provide
patient-centered care, effectively manage fiscal resources, and successfully contribute to the
growth of the organization.
4. Utilize a system thinking approach to problem solve and improve processes for patients, families,
students, and the healthcare organization.
5. Describe how leadership theories impact organizational structures, facilitate interdisciplinary
collaboration, and promote positive patient outcomes.
6. Demonstrate effective communication skills required by the nurse leader in a culturally diverse
and dynamic healthcare system to resolve interdisciplinary conflict, disseminate information
utilizing technological resources, and advocate for evidence based change that positively impacts
patients, students, communities, and organizational outcomes.
7. Compare and contrast various leadership styles and how they influence, motivate, and develop
the interdisciplinary team into a collaborative and well-functioning community.%
8. Recognize the leader’s role in disseminating evidence-based practice to promote lifelong learning
and advocate for change to improve student and patient care outcomes in a diverse and evolving
healthcare system.
9. Analyze the nurse leader’s role in effectively developing and managing the operational budget,
