This course examines the mandates to address issues of quality and safety in health care delivery systems. Knowledge, skills and attitudes for the advanced nurse role of provider and designer of direct care across the care continuum are the foci. Advocacy and accountability for safe, quality, patient-centered care within standards of nursing practice are stressed. The completion of a clinical improvement project in the course will require the student to engage in the clinical environment for 80 hours over the course of the semester. Under the guidance of course faculty, students collaborate with a clinical mentor in a specific clinical area. The clinical mentor is a master’s prepared nurse leader who oversees the student Quality Improvement project.
Prerequisite Courses