Health Systems Leadership Track Courses, Clinical Nurse Leader (36 hours)
The Clinical Nurse Leader is a program of study that prepares nurses for the CNL role as developed by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN, 2003). A CNL is a generalist who provides and manages care at the point of service by coordinating, delegating and supervising care activities provided by the health care team, which includes licensed nurses, technicians and other professionals. The CNL assumes accountability for client care outcomes by assimilating evidence-based information and using it to design, implement and evaluate care. Courses focus on patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, pharmacology, client-care coordination, holistic health assessment, care of diverse populations, health policy, health systems, business and economics, statistics, leadership/management, quality improvement, risk management and public/community health.
Semester 1 - (Fall - 10 semester hrs)
NURS 6010 Perspectives on Caring in Nursing (1-0-1)
NURS 6100 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice (3-0-3)
NURS 6300 Health Care Delivery Systems (3-0-3)
NURS 6401 Health Promotion and Advanced Health Assessment (2-3-3)
Semester 2 - (Spring - 11 semester hrs)
NURS 6187 Clinical Nurse Leader Practicum I (0-5-1)
NURS 6400 Scholarly Inquiry in Nursing (3-0-3)
NURS 6404 Advanced Pathophysiology (3-0-3)
NURS 6601 Role of Nurse as Leader (2-0-2)
NURS 6989 Evidence-Based Project 1-0-1
Semester 3 - (Fall - 10 semester hrs)
NURS 6287 CNL Practicum II (0-5-1)
NURS 6403 Advanced Applied Pharmacology (3-0-3)
NURS 6500 Data Analysis in Nursing (2-0-2)
NURS 6602 Problem Solving in Health Systems Leadership (2-0-2)
NURS 6989 Evidence Based Project (1-0-1)
Semester 4 - (Spring - 9 semester hrs)
NURS 6387 CNL Practicum III (0-20-4)
NURS 6603 Outcomes Evaluation in Health Systems Leadership (2-0-2)
NURS 6989 Evidence Based Project (1-0-1)


