NURS 569 - Nursing Power and Policy in Health Care Leadership

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

Examine the ways that nurses gain and leverage power to impact health systems and health care practices. Explore local, national, and global health issues through the lens of power, influence, and policy development. Emphasis will be placed on organizational, regulatory, and policy contexts for nursing practice and health issues as they relate to health equity, inclusivity, health promotion, and health outcomes.

NURS 597 - Understanding Complex Systems

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

Explore the complex nature of nursing practice in the context of evolving healthcare systems, including fiscal, policy and regulatory environments. Emphasis is placed on models of care delivery, relationships within and between systems, and issues of health inequity, gender, culture, and bias.

NURS 205A - Innovation, Leadership, Policy, and Health Care Organizations

1.5 units (fi 6)(VAR, 3-0-0)

Using a concept based approach this course examines innovation, systems thinking, relational leadership, nursing informatics, digital health, health policy, organization and management of the healthcare system, and care delivery models. The course develops knowledge, skills and values that foster personal capacity for innovation and relational leadership. It also focuses on the roles of nurses in influencing health policy, and facilitating change within the health care system. Note: Available only to nursing students in the Collaborative, Honors Collaborative, After Degree, and After Degree Honors Programs. Credit may be obtained for only one of NURS 205 or NURS 300.

NURS 205B - Innovation, Leadership, Policy, and Health Care Organizations

1.5 units (fi 6)(VAR, 3-0-0)

Using a concept based approach this course examines innovation, systems thinking, relational leadership, nursing informatics, digital health, health policy, organization and management of the healthcare system, and care delivery models. The course develops knowledge, skills and values that foster personal capacity for innovation and relational leadership. It also focuses on the roles of nurses in influencing health policy, and facilitating change within the health care system. Note: Available only to nursing students in the Collaborative, Honors Collaborative, After Degree, and After Degree Honors Programs. Credit may be obtained for only one of NURS 205 or NURS 300.

NURS 425 - Nursing Leadership in a Focus Area

6 units (fi 12)(VAR, 2-192C-0)

This leadership experience provides opportunity to consolidate prior learning and develop confidence and competence as students prepare to transition to the role of the Registered Nurse. The focus is on collaboration with interprofessional teams, systems thinking, and healthcare system change. Students evaluate the influence of evidence, policy and legislation on decision-making in complex health systems using a relational practice lens. Students demonstrate and enhance their own relational capacity as leaders and innovators for 21st Century Canadian healthcare. Fieldwork hours listed are the total number of hours and will be offered over 12 weeks. Prerequisites: All courses in the program except NURS 422, INT D 420 and NURS 485. Corequisite: NURS 422 and INT D 420.

NURS 425 - Nursing Leadership in a Focus Area

6 units (fi 12)(VAR, 2-192C-0)

This leadership experience provides opportunity to consolidate prior learning and develop confidence and competence as students prepare to transition to the role of the Registered Nurse. The focus is on collaboration with interprofessional teams, systems thinking, and healthcare system change. Students evaluate the influence of evidence, policy and legislation on decision-making in complex health systems using a relational practice lens. Students demonstrate and enhance their own relational capacity as leaders and innovators for 21st Century Canadian healthcare. Fieldwork hours listed are the total number of hours and will be offered over 12 weeks. Prerequisites: All courses in the program except NURS 422, INT D 420 and NURS 485. Corequisite: NURS 422 and INT D 420.

NURS 597 - Understanding Complex Systems

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

Explore the complex nature of nursing practice in the context of evolving healthcare systems, including fiscal, policy and regulatory environments. Emphasis is placed on models of care delivery, relationships within and between systems, and issues of health inequity, gender, culture, and bias.