NURSING 209 CREATING NURSING CARE SYSTEMS Summer 2000 Syllabus Schedule | Grading | Evaluation/Participation/Discussion | Logs | Final Paper | Selected References | NURS 209 Webforum | Peer Review CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Study of systems and organizational theories.
Application to health care delivery and development
of innovative models, including entrepreneurial
practices.
CREDIT:
3 Credit course
PREREQUISITE:
Graduate Standing or Consent of Instructor
FACULTY:
Janet Wessel Krejci, PhD RN, CNAA, Associate
Professor COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of the course the student will
be able to:
COURSE EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
Reading assignments
completed/ Prepared to contribute
Class attendance/active participation in small
and large groups
Logs; Papers;
Self evaluation: A
documented self evaluation that will be graded on
the accuracy of self appraisal; APA format
(including being typed) is required for this course
for assignments. If you do not own an APA manual it
is strongly suggested that you purchase one.
NOTE: The 1994 APA manual is
available/$19.95. Grades may be affected by
deficiencies in writing skills, grammar,
punctuation, etc. Please contact University
resources if help is needed in this area. Critical
thinking and synthesis is expected to be
demonstrated in all course requirements
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY:
Seminar/Discussion;
Experiential exercises: Small group activities;
didactic; other methods as appropriate.
Participation
20%
Leadership of Seminar
15%
Log
20%
Paper: (1st Half=10%, Final=20%)
30%
Peer
10%
Self Evaluation (accuracy)
5%
REQUIRED TEXTS: (Ordered for bookstore)
Barton, P.L. (1999). Understanding the U.S.
health services system. Chicago: Health
Administration Press.
Senge, P. (1990). The fifth discipline.
New York: Doubleday.
Abraham, L. (1993). Mama might be better off
dead. Chicago: University Press.
RECOMMENDED:
Britt, T., Schraeder, C., & Shelton, P.
(1998). Managed care and capitation: Issues in
Nursing. Washington DC: American Nurses
Association.
McCloskey, J. & Grace, H. (1997). Current
issues in nursing (5th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Senge, P., Roberts, C., Ross, R.B., Smith, B.
J., Kleiner, A. (1994). The fifth discipline
fieldbook: Strategies and tools for building a
learning organization. New York: Doubleday.
There will also be reading placed on reserve
in the Science Library. (MOST will be able to be
accessed via the WEB)
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