This course extends the student’s ability to examine theoretical and practice concepts in nursing leadership/management and primary health care. Students discuss concepts in health care organization(s) and management and the implications of those concepts when analyzing leadership styles in a clinical setting. Students explore leadership roles assumed by nurses and examine challenges confronting nursing leaders in an era of change. Emphasis is placed on strategies to enhance nursing influence on the evolving Canadian health care system. Models of partnership, decision making, collaboration and communication and the importance of team work are stressed.
Week 1 – January 12:
MacPhee, M. (2025). Leading, managing, and following. In Yoder-Wise’s Leading and Managing in Canadian Nursing (3rd ed., pp. 2–24). Elsevier.
Week 2 – January 19:
International Council of Nurses (ICN) Renewing the Definitions of ‘Nursing’ and ‘a Nurse’: Final Project Report June 2025
Hansten, R. (2022). Guidelines for Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment Decisions. In Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX-RN Examination (pp. 1–10). essay, Elsevier.
Week 4 – February 2:
The NCSBN Clinical Judgement Measurement Model [Download: https://ncsbn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_51QKDlOT1chRjXo ]
NCSBN Clinical Judgement Skills Cards [Download: https://ncsbn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aaTdZVmg0vCU7uS ]
2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan [Download: https://www.ncsbn.org/public-files/2026_RN_Test-Plan_English-F.pdf ]
Week 6 – February 16:
Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Policy Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond
Office of Chief Nursing Officer for Canada Inspired leadership: Nursing retention toolkit
ICN’s Nurses: A Voice to Lead Invest in nursing and respect rights to secure global health and Nursing and Primary Health Care Towards the realization of Universal Health Coverage A discussion paper
Week 8 – March 2:
CNA News Room: Attacks, abuse of health workers must not be tolerated: CNA, CFNU, CMA
Week 10 – March 16:
Ziegler, E. (2025). Interprofessional and intraprofessional practice and leading in professional practice settings. In Yoder-Wise’s Leading and Managing in Canadian Nursing (3rd ed., pp. 491-503). Elsevier.
Reinders, J. & Versluis, M. (2022, May 12). Introduction to interprofessional collaboration and interprofessional education [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/wq48o5ZwHAY?si=3cerOMOfrC8DtV38
Week 12 – March 30:
Boychuk Duchscher, J. & Corneau, K. (2025). Role transition. In Yoder-Wise’s Leading and Managing in Canadian Nursing (3rd ed., pp. 152-171). Elsevier.
Boychuk Duchscher, J. (2020, October 25). NTF Transition Video with Dr Judy Duchscher [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/3qqT7SI0lII?si=nwYhm76qsQFEjMuv