DNAP 745 : Leadership and Ethics in Nurse Anesthesia Practice

This course is designed to apply a Christian worldview to the examination of ethical and leadership principles relative to nurse anesthesia practice, and to appropriately utilize these in the healthcare arena. The ethics portion is introduced with a review of philosophical foundations of applied and professional ethics, including ethical decision-making. The course presents a broad overview of basic moral principles important to all advanced practice nursing specialties, while focusing in-depth on ethical practice issues in nurse anesthesia. Students will engage in an in-depth study of how they can develop as successful organizational leaders. The strengths and weaknesses of various leadership approaches are compared. Other course topics may include the Biblical teaching on leadership, economic and financial dimensions of leadership, systems thinking, and leading teams. Students are required to obtain hands-on leadership experience during the course as part of the course requirements.