NR552 - Nursing Administration Theories
Health Sciences
Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D, MBA, RN,CS, CNAA, FACHEE-Mail - Vita
Welcome to NR 552, a graduate level course in the curriculum for the Degree, Masters in Nursing.
We are pleased to offer you this course, which will be an important course for your advanced
management/administrative practice. This is an exciting course. We have the opportunity in this
course to explore many theories, concepts and strategic management interventions related to
Leadership and Management in nursing and health care delivery. This course is structured to
present theories/concepts and models that are needed to transform self into a real
transformational leader and manage people and processes effectively. You will study both
specialties of practice, Leadership and Management.
This course is formatted at the graduate level of study. It is intended to provide graduate
nursing students with the theory, knowledge and application necessary to deal with advanced
management practice issues. It also focuses on the development of skills necessary for
transformational leadership today. Many concepts are presented that impact patient care, the
nursing staff, and the organization on a daily basis. Students who complete this course will
have a far-reaching knowledge base in which to practice in a management role and produce
effective results. Analysis and operations are provided via case study leaning methods. New
thought concepts are presented to increase awareness of the changing nature of management and
leadership.
TIME FRAME:
This is a three-semester hour course. This course is allotted 8 weeks of time. Students must
complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the 8-week period.
The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which
you notify me that your text book(s) have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies.
Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless
the student has good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be
awarded 3 semester hours of credit.
Guide to Nursing Management and Leadership (7th Edition), By Ann Marriner Tomey. Mosby Publishers (Elsevier), 2004. ISBN: 0323028640
EXAMINATIONS:
There is one examination for this course, a final exam. The final examination must be taken by
the end of the eight-week in the course.
The final examination is an essay type examination. Students will have 3 days to complete their
exam, once they access it from the classroom. To access the exam, you must send me an e-mail and
request to have access to the exam. I will then program your access in. You will receive an
e-mail back from me telling you that you are now authorized to go ahead and access your exam.
To access, you will come into the classroom, click on testing, and click on the exam you are
taking. You will need your User ID and PASS WORD to access the exam. The exam will appear on your
screen. Once you access the exam, you have 72 hours to submit your answers. The program provides
me the date and exact time that you accessed the exam. The program also notifies me of the exact
date and time that you submit your answers. Thus, the program is timing you. When you are ready,
go back into the classroom and complete your responses.
GRADING:
The grading scale for this course is as follows:
90 - 100 %
80 - 89 %
70 - 79 %
Below 70%
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COMMUNICATION:
You are encouraged to communicate with your instructor. Your instructor is available as a teacher,
coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication
is through e-mail. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you would like.
Our classroom for this course has a “chat” room. I am also very willing to meet with you one-on-
one in the chat room at your request. From time to time, depending on how many students are
enrolled in this course at a particular time, we will have some scheduled group chats. You will
receive more detailed information at the time such chat sessions are scheduled. Please keep my
e-mail address handy so that you can contact me.
WRITTEN ASSIGNEMENTS:
There are written assignment for this course for each chapter of the textbook. The assignments
are case studies and are graded.
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D, MBA, RN,CS, FACHE, is Dean of Nursing and Alternative Health Care at
Canyon College, and is professor of many of the nursing and health care related Certificate
Programs offered by the Canyon College. He holds a BSN degree, a Masters in Business
Administration, a Masters In Health Science Education, and PhDs in Nursing Administration and
Management. He is a Registered Nurse and a Certified and Licensed Adult Nurse Practitioner. He
has held positions as Associate Administrator Patient Care, Chief Operating Officer, and
Administrator in acute care. He has also held positions with several national health care
consulting firms and has conducted many administrative consulting projects. He is also a
Certified Specialist in Legal Nurse Consulting and continues to consult on medical malpractice
cases across the country.
Dr. Flarey is currently the Editor-in-Chief of a journal in Healthcare Law, Ethics &
Regulation. He lectures extensively across the country on management and clinical issues in
health care, as well as law and ethics. He is certified in Nursing Administration Advanced by
the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and is a Fellow in the American College of Health Care
Executives.
He is the co-author/editor of 7 texts books in health care, and has authored over 60 articles in
peer-reviewed journals.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The objectives for this course are:
Discuss the process of effective communications and communication systems for effective
nursing leadership.
Discuss barriers to communication.
Describe and discuss the process of transactional analysis.
Discuss major issues related to stress and detail effective coping mechanisms.
Understand concepts of time management and learn strategies for effectively managing your
time.
Discuss various decision-making processes and tools used for effective leadership.
Define and discuss the major theories of motivation and morale enhancement used today in
transformational leadership.
Define Power and how it is used as a leadership tool.
Define the process of negotiation and how it can be applied to leadership.
Discuss modern labor law and the phases of unionization.
Define and discuss the role of the nurse manager in collective bargaining.
Understand conflict theory and describe effective strategies for conflict management.
Define and discuss the ten major theories of leadership, as well as the philosophical
foundations for leadership theory.
Define and discuss Strategic and Operational Planning and how they are used in contemporary
management practice.
Discuss the major components for effective budgeting leadership and management.
Discuss concepts of marketing management and its application to nursing services.
Define factors affecting organizational structures, organizational charts, and
interpretations related to management.
Discuss organizational culture, individual cultures and the management of diversity.
Define and discuss strategies for effective management of change.
Discuss some primary issues related to equal opportunity and affirmative action.
Discuss concepts and processes of job redesign.
Discuss career planning and mapping.
Discuss assignment systems for staffing, staff schedules, and primary variable that affect
staffing.
Define the major methods used today in performance management.
Discuss employee discipline and how to effective manage problem employees.
Compare and contrast Continuous Quality Improvement and Quality Management.
Define and discuss common measurements to evaluate CQI and QM.
Operationalize concepts learned via case study analysis and presentations.
Primary Course Content:
Communication in Leadership
Stress Management
Decision-Making Process and Tools
Motivation and Morale
Power, Politics, Negotiations, and Labor Relations
Conflict Management
Theories of Leadership
Strategic and Organizational Planning
Financial Management, Cost Containment and Marketing
Organizational Concepts and Structures
Organizational Culture and Change
Selection and Development of Personnel
Staffing and Scheduling
Evaluation and Discipline of Personnel
Continuous Quality Improvement, Risk Management, and Program Evaluation
