NU 650 - Healthcare Economics, Finance and Resource Management

This course focuses on optimizing the nurse leader role and providing the nurse leader student with an appreciation for the fiscal status of both the global health system and healthcare organizations. The nurse leader role in financial management and value-based purchasing will be discussed. Fiscal management of human and physical resources, talent acquisition and policy development for health care organizations are also addressed. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: NU 500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing, NU 560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice, NU 621 Advanced Pathophysiology, NU 636 Advanced Pharmacology and NU 510 Advanced Physical Assessment. Corequisite: None