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2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 623 - Advancing Nursing Practice in Complex Health Systems

Credits 3
Requirements: Pre-req: NUR 621; Co-req: NUR 624Lecture / 3 hours per week
Focuses on the role of the nurse as change agent in promoting patient quality and safety outcomes and shaping complex health care systems. Explores the influence of historical, sociopolitical, technological and contextual factors that influence the systems in which nurses care for persons with a variety of chronic illnesses. Both interdisciplinary and nurse-centered models of care delivery in complex healthcare systems are examined in depth.
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