Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm
1. Course prefix and number:
NURS 8268
2. Date:
09/06/12
3. Requested action:
New Course: Interdisciplinary Leadership and Role
x Development for Practice Excellence
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
x
Required
#
Elective
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face to face)
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
x
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
x
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
The Graduate Faculty of the College of Nursing, in response to the 2004 endorsement by
the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) to move the entry level
preparation for all advanced practice nursing from the master’s level to the doctorate
level by 2015, determined that the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) will be offered. The
DNP degree more accurately reflects competencies required for the complexities of the
evolving healthcare environment, prepares graduates for leadership in practice, and
translates research into evidence-based practice that promotes high quality and safe
patient care. This course proposal supports this endeavor and is approved by the graduate
faculty at the College of Nursing.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
8268. Interdisciplinary Leadership and Role Development for Practice Excellence (3) P:
Graduate status or consent of the DNP program director. Provides a comprehensive
exploration of leadership principles, techniques, knowledge and skills for innovative roles
in autonomous and interdisciplinary practice systems and organizations.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
3
3
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Lab
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
s.h.
3
Total Credit Hours
25
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
DNP CON
N/A
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
None
s.h.
N/A
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
x Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
attached.
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
x Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
x Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
s.h.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
x Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
x Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
x
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
x
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
x
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
Porter-O’Grady. (2009). Interdisciplinary shared governance: Integrating practice,
transforming healthcare (2nd Edition). Maynard, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishing.
ISBN-10: 0763765414
Studer, Q. (2009). Straight A leadership: Alignment, action, accountability. Gulf
Breeze, Fl: Fire Starter Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-0984079414
APA (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.,
2nd printing). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. ISBN-13: 9781433805615
Selected readings from current periodicals and URL’s.
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Evaluate organizational structure, climate, and qualities, culture
processes, obstacles and barriers to teamwork and interprofessional
collaboration to identify areas for organizational development.
2. Assess personal qualities, values, ethics, behaviors, structure, and
culture associated with exemplary leadership to identify areas for
personal development.
3. Synthesize theory from nursing, organizational development, politics,
and economic sciences to evaluate healthcare delivery approaches to
ensure accountability for quality of health care and patient safety for
populations with whom they work.
4. Employ effective communication to influence the development and
implementation of practice guidelines and models, health policy,
standards of care quality improvement, patient safety initiatives, and
peer-review processes, to resolve complex practice and organizational
issues.
5. Develop a leadership action plan, incorporating teamwork,
interprofessional collaboration, and evidence-based practice, for the
improvement of quality patient care delivery or educational program
delivery.
6. Employ consultative and leadership skills with intraprofessional and
interdisciplinary teams to create change in healthcare and complex
delivery systems.
7. Synthesize effective strategies for managing the ethical dilemmas
inherent in patient care, the health care organization, and research.
8. Analyze the role of the Doctor of Nursing Practice professional as a
leader in interdisciplinary collaboration.
c. Course topic outline
1. Key elements of an organization for analysis of the organization’s effectiveness
A. Organizational assessment: Structures, cultures, climate, work design, financial
status, mission, core values
B. Action plans for organizational development
2. Characteristics associated with organizational and professional excellence
A. Creating Organizational Excellence
1. Characteristics of excellence
2. Team assessment
3. Learning communities
B. Personal professional excellence
3. National criteria for organizational excellence
A. National Criteria for Excellence
1. JCAHO
2. Malcolm Baldridge
3. Magnet
4. AONE
B. Nursing Leadership role in organizational excellence
4. Competencies for the nurse executive
A. DNP Essentials
B. ANA Scope and Standards for Nursing Administration
5. Leadership theories and techniques for their applicability to healthcare and
educational institution leadership.
6. Leadership strategies that can be applied immediately in the work environment
A. Leadership Techniques/Behaviors
1. Self-assessment
2. Power
3. Communication
4. Motivation
5. Leading meetings/teams
B. Implications for Advanced Practice Nurses.
7. Leadership plans based on the analysis of organizational assessment data
A. Change theories
B. Change leadership techniques
C. Components of the change process
D. Personal leadership action plan
8. Human resources within an educational or healthcare delivery setting
A. Human resource issues
1. Conflict
2. Dealing with difficult people
3. Job design
4. Coaching performance
5. Hiring good people
B. Implications for Advanced Practice Nurses
9. Leadership responsibilities of the nurse executive in relation to financial health and
leadership succession within the organization
A. Financial leadership
B. Issues in educational leadership
C. Leadership succession
D. Building a healthcare business
E. Forecasting
10. Leadership strategies for working effectively with regulatory agencies and
interdisciplinary teams to enhance healthcare
A. Collaborative relationships with members of the interdisciplinary team
B. Interdisciplinary Leadership theories
11. Strategies for nurse executive leadership related to healthcare policy
12. Ethical organizations
A. Values/ethics
B. Legal issues
13. Leadership practices that foster a high quality work environment
A. Cultural competence as a leadership goal
B. Advancing technology
14. Strategies for becoming politically active in advocacy for quality patient care
A. Political action and advocacy
B. Leadership in professional nursing organizations
15. Emerging issues that impact the nurse executive
A. New models of care delivery
B. Emerging workforce issues
16. Future for healthcare and professional nursing
A. Transforming practice environments
1. Evidence-based practice
2. Scholarship as a nurse leader
3. Shared governance
B. Implications for the Advanced Practice nurse
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Grading Scale
93-100 = A
85-92 = B
77-84 = C
<76 = F
Evaluation Methods:
Personal Leadership Action Plan
(formal paper synthesizing the student’s leadership
style, strengths, challenges, and a personal
plan for development)
Organizational Analysis
(formal paper evaluating an organization’s
leadership/management environment
based on selected leadership theories
and models)
Teamwork Action Plan
(formal paper with a proposed action plan
based on the organizational evaluation)
Executive Summary
(formal paper relating to the transformation of practice
environments, new models of care delivery, and
emerging workforce issues)
Discussion board participation
(5 DBs worth 4 points each)
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
100%