1 credit
Spring 2025 Lecture
The nurse as leader is deconstructed and reconstructed within the realms of scientific knowledge, theory, education, and healthcare delivery. Nurse leaders as members of collaborative teams and the influence of nursing intelligence on research teams are examined. Historical and societal influences affecting nurse leaders are examined, including media portrayals of nursing, transformational leadership, critical theory and feminist theory. Models of leadership are explored within the context of scientific work; the student is challenged to evaluate themselves as present and future leaders and members of nursing's academe. Admission to the Nursing PhD program or instructor permission. This is one of the first courses taken by PhD students and may be open to graduate students outside the School of Nursing with permission from the instructor.
Learning Outcomes1Demonstrate knowledge of the role of the nurse leaders within the context of discovery.
2Demonstrate awareness of Self as leader.
3Demonstrate awareness of the influence of effective leadership on innovation and patient outcomes.
4Know ethical leadership practices.
5Understand what nursing "intelligence" brings to healthcare discovery teams.
6Critique literature relevant to weekly topics and personal research interests.
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