NURS 6394 Clinical Nurse Specialist IV: Systems
This course focuses on the core competencies of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS). The practicum experience is individualized with emphasis on the role of the CNS in the organization and systems sphere of practice. Concepts related to achieving healthcare outcomes at the organizational level, advocating for professional nursing, facilitating projects and policy changes and leading patient care programs across the continuum of care will be applied. Change management at the system level, leadership principles, and using expert patient care knowledge and outcome data to achieve quality, cost-effective patient care and outcomes will be discussed. This course requires an on-campus immersion for competency validation.