HOPN 851 - Leadership & Health Policy

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0)

This course advances the learner’s knowledge and skill in leadership and health policy. The first component is designed to critically examine leadership concepts and theories in relation to advanced nursing practice in current and emerging health care delivery systems. Emphasis is on communication, asserting power and influence, and conflict resolution techniques. The second component critically analyses the forces involved in the formulation and implementation of health care policy and the Doctor of Nursing Practice role in leading development and implementation of such policy. Emphasis is on characteristics of health care policy and politics including stages of policy making and the key policy role of government, public groups, and individuals in the policy process.
Grade Mode: Standard Max per section: 20
Mode of Delivery: Online Instructional Method: Lecture-based
Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Instructor of Record, Fall: Jennifer McGuire Hitt
Instructor of Record, Spring: Emma C Murray
Instructor of Record, Summer: Emma C Murray