Psychiatric Nursing Leadership and Management
Overview
In this course, within the context of Douglas College Department of Psychiatric Nursing’s philosophy and conceptual framework, students will focus on further developing the psychiatric nursing role. Emphasis will be on promoting health from a leadership and management perspective in the context of psychiatric nursing practice.
Concepts
Leadership and Management Theories
- Theoretical Perspectives for Practice
- Developing Leadership Roles and Functions
- Developing Management Roles and Functions
- Managing and Leading Change
- Decision Making and Problem Solving
- Conflict, Delegation, and Role Transitioning
Issues for Leadership and Management within Health Care Delivery Systems
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- Health Care Organizations
- Quality and Risk Management
- Power, Politics and Influence
- Strategic Planning
Learners will have opportunities to develop their theoretical leadership and management knowledge through a variety of means of instructional and activities including: lecture/online, presentations, case studies, critical thinking exercises, classroom discussions, and guest speakers.
The course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College evaluation policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.
This is a graded course.
In this course, learners will have opportunities to:
- Develop their knowledge of leadership and management theories as this relates to psychiatric nursing practice
- Explore the application of leadership & management theory and research to clinical practice contexts
- Examine collegiality among a diversity of approaches within the interdisciplinary team
- Examine core competencies associated with initiating and managing quality care
- Analyze innovative and emerging roles for psychiatric nursing leadership and management within a shifting health care context
- Analyze the relationship of management theories to health care delivery systems
A list of required and optional textbooks and refereed journal articles will be provided for students at the beginning of each semester.
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
Institution | Transfer Details for PNUR 4501 |
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU NRSG 4650 (2) or KPU PSYN 3225 (3) |
Course Offerings
Winter 2025
CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
16304
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Fri | Instructor Last Name
Steele
Instructor First Name
Lisa
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Course Status
Open
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PNUR 4501 001 is restricted to BSPN students.