NURS 7774 - Advanced Care Management Models for Practice

2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: NURS 7735.
Corequisite: NURS 8860.
This course focuses on the role of the clinical nurse leader in the advanced care management of individuals and populations in acute care or other appropriate health care settings. Principles of advanced care management including strategic planning, working with teams and various care management models and tools such as clinical pathways and care mapping in the managed care environment are emphasized. Additional concepts will be discussed such as clinical outcomes, documentation, and evaluation methodology in these environments.