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NSG 6410 Healthcare Policy & Economics


Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course examines the roles of the nurse leader in healthcare policy and economics as researcher, change agent, advocate, and activist. The factors that influence current healthcare policies and their development are examined, including historical, ethical, and political factors. Current policy-related controversies and challenges to healthcare policies are also examined. Students investigate and propose strategies that DNP leaders employ to impact policy development at institutional, local, national, and international levels. Key principles of healthcare economics and finance are examined as applied to the DNP-prepared nurse within a rapidly evolving health care delivery system.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the DNP program