NUR 5560 - Nurse Educator as Leader in Healthcare

This course will explore the role of the nurse educator as a leader in the health care arena, with particular emphasis on the emerging trends in health care and world health systems. Students will conduct an analysis of healthcare systems, with particular emphasis on power dynamics, governmental influences, funding sources, educational systems and inequalities, both on the national and global scale. Examination of healthcare from a variety of theoretical perspectives will provide students with the opportunity to rethink current educational and work practices, with an eye towards promoting empowerment and change within the health care system.

Credits: 3 SH