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Apr 26, 2024
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NUR 540 - INTRODUCTION TO US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM College of Nursing
Credit(s): 3
Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System provides an introduction, overview, and assessment of the U.S. healthcare system. The current state of the U.S. healthcare system is explored, including problems, cost, funding, policy, and reform. The course provides an opportunity for students to determine: changes needed in the U.S. healthcare system, including improving of the safety and quality care, and how these changes can be best achieved through interprofessional collaboration. Students will apply knowledge of the U.S. health system in the role of the Registered Nurse and the Health Care Professional in leading change in optimizing patient care.
Undergraduate Prerequisites: This is a required course in the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Students must have completed NUR 211 or NUR 221 with a minimum grade of C or receive approval to take NUR 540 from the faculty of record. Graduate Prerequisites: There are no graduate prerequisites. This course may be taken as an elective course by graduate students. Approved for Distance Learning.
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