NRSG 479 Population Health and Leadership
MASTER RESOURCE OUTLINE
Credits: 6 (4 Lecture; 2 Clinical)
Semester Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall
Prerequisites: acceptance to the ADRN-MN program of study
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to apply a population-based, epidemiological
approach to discover risk factors and evidence-based health promotion and disease
prevention
practices. Interdisciplinary leadership and management concepts will be incorporated
to guide
improved outcomes for populations.
Course Objectives
1. Apply community/population assessment and epidemiological tools to plan care for
an
aggregate or select group. (T1 thru T11).
2. Utilize evidence-based practice, technology, and information systems to examine
best
practices and manage care for populations-of-interest or at risk. (T1, T2 thru T10;
T11).
3. Examine local health system performance and health policy implications using leadership,
management, organizational, and decision-making concepts. (T2 thru T10).
4. Collaborate with individuals, families, communities, and interdisciplinary /inter-professional
partners to improve health outcomes. (T1, T2, T3, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11).
5. Organize, manage, and evaluate the functional capacity of a health care team or
unit. (T2, T3,
T7, T9, T10, T11).
6. Delegate, supervise, and evaluate outcomes and quality of nursing care in a healthcare
setting.
(T1, T2, T3, T7, T9, T10, T11).
7. Integrate public health concepts into community health practice: epidemiology,
genetics,
health planning, health education, environmental health, global health, prevention
strategies, and disaster management. (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11).
8. Incorporate the Quad Council Competencies for Public Health Nurses to enhance clinical
reasoning and improve population-based outcomes in the care of populations. (T2, T3,
T4,
T6, T9)
9. Demonstrate behaviors that are congruent with the MSU Code of Conduct, CON Student
Handbook, ANA Code of Ethics, Scope and Standards of Practice, and Social Policy
Statements in all class related interactions. (T3, T6, T8, T9, T10, T11)
Recommended Content and Concepts
1. Leadership and management roles and functions
a. Management/leadership theories
b. Change theories
c. Organizational theories
2. Differentiate between leadership roles and management functions within healthcare
organizations.
3. Leadership processesa. Vision/creativity
b. Stewardship; mentoring; precepting
c. Conflict resolution
d. Empowerment
e. Communication skills
f. Group process
4. Management processes
a. Planning/decision making
b. Organizing; directing; delegating; monitoring; evaluating
c. Budgeting
d. Human resource management
5. Interdisciplinary and interprofessional practice
6. Systems approach to health improvement
7. Public/Community Health Practice
a. Vision, mission, core functions, and essential services of public health
b. Perspectives on population-centered nursing care
c. Influences on health-care delivery
i. Cultural
ii. Behavioral
iii. Political
iv. Economic
d. Health disparity
i. Rural/urban focus
ii. Vulnerable populations
e. Scientific frameworks for public health nursing
i. Public health interventions wheel
ii. Community as client model
f. Healthy People 2020
8. Disaster and emergency preparedness
9. Environmental health
10. Epidemiology
a. Analytic
b. Descriptive
c. Demography
d. Rates (Incidence and Prevalence, etc)
e. Relative risk
11. Infectious Disease
a. Outbreak investigation
b. Surveillance systems
12. Vulnerable populations and chronic conditions
a. Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems
b. Mental health issues
c. Chronic illness
d. Violence and Abuse
13. Communication with diverse populations and colleagues.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Students will analyze population-based health issues applying public health paradigms.
2. Students will conduct a community health assessment for a defined population.
3. Students will analyze nursing leadership in the health care setting.
4. Students will discuss evidence-based practice in the provision of nursing care.
Approved by UAAC: May, 2018, March 27, 2020
Approved by Faculty: May, 2018; May 11, 2020