Course Syllabus
UNIVERSITY OF
WEST FLORIDA
Department of Nursing
NGR 6729 Nursing Leadership and Management Seminar II
Course Syllabus
FALL 2013
Welcome!
My name is Dr. Janet Niemi Chubb and I will be facilitating this course. I look forward to
working with you! This course is designed to expand the advanced practice student’s
knowledge of nursing administration. I will ask that you check your email Mon, Wed, &
Friday as I will use that vehicle to contact you about course information. If you have
problems, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Course Number & Title: NGR 6729 Nursing Leadership and Management
Seminar II
Credit Hours:
6 credit hours (3 didactic/3 role practicum)
Pre/Co-requisites: NGR 6700, NGR6740, NGR6800, NGR5655, NGR 6728
Faculty:
Janet Niemi Chubb, DHSc, RN
Office: Building 37/Room 127B
Cell: (850) 217-0846
Email address: jchubb@uwf.edu
Fax: (850) 226-6234
Office Hours: By appointment
INSTRUCTOR AVAILABILITY: In a regular classroom setting, faculty are generally
available to meet with students before or after class, during scheduled office hours, or if
an appointment is made. In an online course setting, faculty is available to answer
questions in a different manner. It may take 24 hours for me to respond to your
questions—especially after 5:00 PM (1700). Select weekends and holidays may take
longer. Although there are times I will answer you immediately, please don't assume I
will be online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Expect a reasonable response time for
your questions. Do not wait until the last minute to ask an important question—plan
ahead! You can always post course related questions in the course Q & A. Students are
encouraged to answer other students questions when able.
The best way to reach me quickly is either by text message on my cell phone or email
on my UWF address,jchubb@uwf.edu. If the need is critical, by all means, just call me
on my cell phone. I can offer online office hours in "LiveRoom" by appointment.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This seminar course builds on NGR 6728 Nursing
Leadership and Management Seminar I
This course is the second part of Nursing Leadership and Management Seminars, with
the focus on nursing administrators/leaders making organizational strategic changes
within healthcare. The course explores nursing as a business, organizational culture,
diversity, complexity leadership, management, strategic planning, quality, safety,
developing/managing projects, tools for capital budgeting and asset management,
managerial decision-making skills, case management approaches, targeted markets,
and evaluation. Additionally, the impact of external factors on complex healthcare
systems and nursing will be explored.
ABOUT THIS COURSE: The didactic portion (45 hours) of is course is
delivered totally online. You must have regular and reliable access to the internet as
well as an email account. It is expected that you will have basic word processing skills,
the ability to send/receive email with attachments, be able to search the internet and
upload/download files. Also, you will need basic knowledge of PowerPoint. You will
generally set your own study schedule as to which days and time of the day that you do
your work and participate in class discussions, but please note that there are due dates
for all assignments. You cannot wait until the end of the semester and begin turning in
all your assignments. You are responsible for your own learning - be sure to discipline
yourself appropriately. The role practicum portion (90 hours) of the course will
take place in a practice location of your choice. The purpose of the role practicum
is to experience real time learning with a nurse in a formal leadership role.
PROGRAM GOALS: This course follows completion of the common core courses for
the master’s in science of nursing degree, and is the second of the specialty courses in
nursing administration. This course will lay the foundation for the Master of Science in
Nursing Administration
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLO): Upon successful completion of this
course, the MSN student will be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Explore interprofessional collaborative care delivery models in regard to
efficiency, safety, and expected healthcare outcomes.
Examine applications and integration of information management systems for
advanced practice in leadership and management.
Compare performance improvement and risk management strategies employed
to improve the quality of healthcare services across the care continuum in
diverse settings.
Investigate legal requirements and accreditation standards in a health care
delivery system or curricular program change.
Analyze business ethics principles to actual and hypothetical health care
situations.
SACS ACCREDITATION QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN (QEP) & STUDENT
LEARNING OBJECTIVE ALIGNMENT.
STUDENT
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
1. Explore
interprofessiona
l collaborative
care delivery
SACS
ACCREDITATIO
N QUALTIY
ENHANCEMENT
PLAN
Content, *Critical
Thinking,
Communication,
Integrity and
AACN
ESSENTIALS
Essential
II:Organizational
and Systems
DATE
9/7
ASSIGNMENTS
Discussion
models in
regard to
efficiency,
safety, and
expected
healthcare
outcomes.
Values, Project
Management
Leadership
2. Examine
applications and
integration of
information
management
systems for
advanced
practice in
leadership and
management.
Content, *Critical
Thinking,
Communication,
Integrity and
Values
3. Compare
performance
improvement
and risk
management
strategies
employed to
improve the
quality of
healthcare
services across
the care
continuum in
diverse
settings.
Content, *Critical
Thinking,
Communication, ,
Project
Management
Essential
III:Quality
Improvement and
Safety
4. Investigate
legal
requirements
and
accreditation
standards in a
Content, *Critical
Thinking,
Communication,
Integrity and
Values, Project
Management
Essential
III:Quality
Improvement and
Safety
Essential
VII:Interprofessiona
9/14
l Collaboration for
Improving Patient
and Population
Health Outcomes
Essential
II:Organizational
and Systems
Leadership
Critique article
9/21
Discussion
9/28
Analysis of issues
related to Health
Information
Systems
10/5
Discussion
10/1
9
Compare/Contras
t quality
improvement
models
10/2
6
Discussion
Essential
V:Informatics and
Healthcare
Technologies
health care
delivery system
or curricular
program
change
Essential VI:Health
Policy and Advocacy
Discussion
11/8
11/1
5
5. Analyze
business ethics
principles to
actual and
hypothetical
health care
situations.
Content, *Critical
Thinking,
Communication,
Integrity and
Values, Project
Management
6. Preparation
for AONE
certification
Essential IV:
Translating and
Integrating
Scholarship into
Practice
Essentials
II:Organizational
and Systems
Leadership
Resolve nursing
administration
dilemma/ethical
decision making
model
12/2
Written
Organizational
Plan and analysis
12/6
Chapter review
Course evaluation
*This student learning outcome will be tracked in the 2013- 2014 Nursing
Evaluation Plan
MINIMUM TECHNICAL SKILLS AND SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY UTILIZED BY
STUDENTS
This course is totally online. All instructional content and interaction takes place over
the WWW. In addition to baseline word processing skills and sending/receiving email
with attachments, students will be expected to search the internet and upload /
download files.
You will need the following:


Internet Access (The faster the better!)
Activated Argus Account


Respondus Lockdown Browser (IMPORTANT, SEE NOTE BELOW FOR VIDEO
TUTORIAL AND STUDENT GUIDE)
Microsoft Publisher
In addition, students may need one or more of the following plug-ins:

Adobe Acrobat Reader: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

PowerPoint
Viewer: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=048DC84014E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en

Windows Media
Player: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/

QuickTime Player: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

Real Player: http://www.real.com/realplayer/search
Adobe Flash Player: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/



For students' using Screen Readers: Download Elluminate's Java
Bridge:https://www.elluminate.com/Support/Other_Resources/Java_Accessibility
_Bridge/?id=368
eLearning's Accessibility Resource Guides for
users: http://www.desire2learn.com/access/resources/
If you need additional software (such as Adobe Acrobat, Flash Player, Microsoft
Publisher, etc.) to view all of the components of the course, go to UWF
eLearning home page at https://elearning.uwf.edu/ and click on the link for
Software Downloads. You can download them at no cost.
Students must have the ability to use search engines for supplementary course
information, medication information, and patient teaching materials.This course will
have supplemental materials posted in eLearning. These postings will include course
syllabus, class and clinical schedule, and notes for most of the class sessions. Students
are urged to check eLearning at least twice per week for course updates and
announcements.
COURSE METHODOLOGY:
Discussion, textbook readings, investigation through internet searches, web
assignments, & culminating project.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
American Nurses Association (2010). Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
(ANA,NursingAdministration: Scope and Standards of
Practice)
Roussel, L.R.(2013). Management and leadership for nurse administrators (6th ed.).
Sudbury, MA:Jones &
Bartlett
Smith, S (2008). Cultivating a Culture of Safety in healthcare: A systematic approach to
root cause
analysis. Culman, AL., QIG publishing.
Studer Group (2010). The Nurse Leader Handbook: the art and science of Nurse
Leadership. Gulf Breeze,
FL. Fire Starter ISBN 97840794-2-1
REQUIRED TEXTS (You already have these from NRG 6728)
Marshall, E.S. (2011). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to
influential leader.
NY: Springer. ISBN: 978-0-8261-0528-8 E-book ISBN:
978-0-8261-0529-5
Porter-O’Grady, T., & Malloch, K. (2011). Quantum leadership: Advancing innovation,
transforming health
care. (3rd ed.). Boston: Jones & Bartlett.
NOTE: These texts were used in NGRS6728
RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
American Psychological Association (2010). Publication manual of the American
Psychological
Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC.
Dunham-Taylor, J and Pinczuk, JZ (2010).Financial Management for Nurse Managers:
Merging the Heart
with the Dollar. Salsury, MA. Jones and Bartlett. ISBN
978-7637-5713-7
Hoyt, R., Yoshihashi,A & Bailey (2012). Health Informatics: Practical Guide for
Healthcare and
information technology professionals (5th
ed.) Lulu Press. ISBN: 978-1105-4375-57.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL:
Kouzes, J.M & Posner, B.Z. (2007). The leadership challenge (4th ed.). San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass.
GRADING PRACTICES:
The Department of Nursing adheres to the grading practices established by the
University as discussed in the University of West Florida catalog. Each faculty member
establishes the specific grading plan for assigned courses. Each course syllabus includes
the evaluation criteria.
Grades will be communicated in eLearning under "Grades." Grades will not be sent by
email; nor will grades be given over the telephone.
GRADING POINTS/SCALE:
A
93-100
A-
90-92
B+
87-89
B
83-86
*B-
80-82
*C+
77-79
*C
73-76
*C-
70-72
*D+
67-69
*D
63-66
*D-
60-62
*F
0-59
*Please note that these grades constitute a failure in this course
COURSE ASSIGNMENTS: GRADING & DESCRIPTION
Assignments will pop-up under "Content" for the specified week every Monday night by
11:59 PM. Due dates for assignments will be specified in the directions for the
assignment.
COURSE ASSIGNMENT GRADING:
Activity
Due Date*
Points
1. Critique one article describing best
practice use of interprofessional
collaboration in healthcare education or
delivery.
100
9/14/13
2. Synthesize the ethical, legal and security
issues related to select hospital
information systems.
100
9/28/13
3. Compare & Contrast the TQM/CQI,
Rapid Cycle Change, High Reliability
principles, and Six Sigma quality
improvement models.
100
10/19/13
4. Resolve a select nursing administration
dilemma using an ethical decisionmaking model (includes legal and
regulatory considerations)
100
11/16/13
5. Written organizational plan and analysis
that includes interprofessional
collaboration
100
12/2/13
6. Threaded discussions (4) @ 20 points
each
Total
580
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Students are expected to be engaged in all learning experiences. Students who have
extraordinary circumstances preventing engagement in this all aspects of this course
should explain these circumstances to the course coordinator prior to the scheduled
class or as soon as possible thereafter. I will make an effort to accommodate
reasonable requests. A grade penalty may be assigned for late assignments. Students
are responsible for responding to online assignments by their due date as part of their
attendance. Serious personal illness (that is, illness that requires the consultation of a
physician) or a death in the family are reasonable in requesting delays in assignments
or an "incomplete" in the course.
ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:
The Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) at the University of West Florida
supports an inclusive learning environment for all students. If there are aspects of the
instruction or design of this course that hinder your full participation, such as timelimited exams, inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos and
podcasts, please notify the instructor or the SDRC as soon as possible. You may contact
the SDRC office by e-mail at sdrc@uwf.edu or by phone at (850) 474-2387. Appropriate
academic accommodations will be determined based on the documented needs of the
individual.
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY & ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996
(HIPAA): All healthcare providers must comply with the federal regulations of this Act.
It requires that identifiable patient information be disclosed on a need to know basis
with a minimal amount of disclosure to perform a task. The patient's consent for
treatment covers access to the medical record for information needed for treatment
purposes and educational purposes. All students will protect patient privacy during oral
and written communications. Patient name, initials, address, phone/fax numbers, and
social security number will be removed from all student assignments. Students may not
copy or circulate papers containing private, confidential patient information. Faculty
members will store confidential papers in a locked file or will shred confidential papers.
Additionally, students will meet all mandated agency requirements for HIPAA. Since
HIPAA is a federal law; violations may result in fines and/or imprisonment. A grade of
zero will be assigned to any work submitted that does not adhere to this
requirement.
EXPECTATIONS FOR ACADEMIC INTEGRITY/CONDUCT/PLAGIARISM
POLICY: As members of the University of West Florida, we commit ourselves to
honesty. As we strive for excellence in performance, integrity-personal and institutionalis our most precious asset. Honesty in our academic work is vital, and we will not
knowingly act in ways which erode that integrity. Accordingly, we pledge not to cheat,
nor to tolerate cheating, nor to plagiarize the work of others. We pledge to share
community resources in ways that are responsible and that comply with established
policies of fairness. Cooperation and competition are means to high achievement and
are encouraged. Indeed, cooperation is expected unless our directive is to individual
performance. We will compete constructively and professionally for the purpose of
stimulating high performance standards. Finally, we accept adherence to this set of
expectations for academic conduct as a condition of membership in the UWF academic
community.
The Student Code of Conduct sets forth the rules, regulations and expected behavior of
students enrolled at the University of West Florida. Violations of any rules, regulations,
or behavioral expectations may result in a charge of violating the Student Code of
Conduct. It is the student's responsibility to read the Student Code of Conduct and
conduct themselves accordingly.
Academic Conduct Policy: (Web Site) | (PDF Format) |
Plagiarism Policy: (WORD Format) | UWF Library Online Tutorial: Plagiarism |
Student Handbook: (PDF Format)
PLAGIARISM: Plagiarism is defined by the university as "the act of representing the
ideas, words, creations, or work of another as one's own." Should a student be found
plagiarizing in a paper, nursing care plan, or log, the student will be reported by the
faculty member to the Chair of the Nursing Department and follow the process
described in the university's Student Life Handbook. Plagiarism is a serious offense in
academia and may result in expulsion from the university. Students are directed to the
examples available in the UWF Pace Library tutorials.
For complete information regarding Academic Misconduct, refer to the UWF Student
Handbook or contact Student Affairs in Building 10, Room 201, 850-474-2214.
PAPERS: Every effort should be made to submit your work by the scheduled due date.
Assignments received after the designated date & time due will be considered late
and may have 5 points deducted for every day it is late. Exception to date & time
will be made only under extraordinary circumstances in the opinion of the
instructor, and must be negotiated before the due date of the paper.
APA 6th Edition: References are to follow APA 6th edition guidelines. You may obtain
assistance on this format from the UWF Writing Lab. This instructor will not be teaching
APA format but will surely deduct points for misuse as noted on the grading rubric.
All papers are to be in WORD or.rtf format. If the instructor is unable to open a
document because it is submitted in the wrong format, it will be treated as late work
with points deducted until it is resubmitted in a format that can be opened.
DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA AS A REFERENCE ON ANY ASSIGNMENT OR
DISCUSSION IN THIS COURSE
TURNITIN: UWF maintains a university license agreement for an online text matching
service called TurnItIn. At the instructor’s discretion, she/he will use the TurnItIn
service to determine the originality of student papers. If the Instructor submits your
paper to TurnItIn, it will be stored in a TurnItIn database for as long as the service
remains in existence.
If you object to this storage of your paper:
1. You must notify the instructor no later than two weeks after the start of this class.
2. The instructor will utilize other services and techniques to evaluate your work for
evidence of appropriate authorship practices.
DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENTS: Please see "Assignments" under "Content".
WITHDRAWAL DATES: Please refer to the UWF Student Handbook and Calendar for
Events for these deadlines. This is your responsibility. No exceptions are made for
withdrawal deadlines.
WEATHER EMERGENCY INFORMATION
In the case of severe weather or other emergency, the campus might be closed and
classes cancelled. Official closures and delays are announced on the UWF website and
broadcast on WUWF-FM.

WUWF-FM (88.1MHz) is the official information source for the university. Any
pertinent information regarding closings, cancellations, and the re-opening of
campus will be broadcast.

In the event that hurricane preparation procedures are initiated, the UWF Home
Web Page and Argus will both provide current information regarding hurricane
preparation procedures, the status of classes and the closing of the university.
Emergency plans for the University of West Florida related to weather or other
emergencies are available on the following UWF web pages:

Information about hurricane preparedness plans is available on the UWF web
site:
http://uwfemergency.org/hurricaneprep.cfm

Information about other emergency procedures is available on the UWF web
site:
http://uwfemergency.org/
OTHER POLICIES: See the Student Handbook for further policies of interest and
importa