RNSG 2028 Nursing Leadership
This course builds on previous courses, integrating program concepts to provide care for groups of individuals/families exhibiting complex multisystem disorders in healthcare and community settings. Concepts of advanced medical-surgical nursing will be applied to the care of the client with complex problems incorporating essential nursing science, biophysical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural principles. This course is also designed to prepare the student for transition to the role of the professional nurse. The focus is on leadership in nursing care delivery, management techniques and strategies in the care for groups of clients, employment procurement and opportunities and health care policy issues.
This course is required for students enrolled in the Traditional ASN Option, NG73.
Course Hour Distribution
| Instructional Category |
Semester Credit Hours |
Contact Hours |
| Didactic/Lecture |
1 |
15 |
| Lab |
2 |
60 |
| Clinical |
2 |
90 |
| Total |
5 |
165 |
Prerequisite
Program Admission; RNSG 1025 - Electronic Medical Records Documentation; RNSG 1026 - Fundamentals; RNSG 1027 - Nursing Pharmacology; RNSG 1028 - Nursing Concepts I; RNSG 2025 - Family Nursing; and RNSG 2026 - Mental Health Concepts. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Corequisite
None.