NURS-740 Contemporary Topics for Advanced Nursing
This course is designed to explore contemporary issues confronting the Advanced Practice Nurse-Doctor of Nursing Practice (APN-DNP) in clinical and professional practice. The course will examine the utilization of best practice evidence in the provision of health care services, achieving optimal outcomes and translating it into the practice environment. Leadership and organization/systems theory will be synthesized into the practice environment. Discussion will focus on current legislative policy, the changing face of health care in the United States and how the APN-DNP can be a transformational leader at the practice and organizational level. This course will build on the professional development topics such as writing for publication, grant writing and building an independent business practice to expand the APN role far into the 21st century.