Psychiatric Nursing Leadership and Management
Curriculum guideline
4 hours per week
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.
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
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
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.
A list of required and optional textbooks and refereed journal articles will be provided for students at the beginning of each semester.