NUR 406: Business Concepts for the Professional Nurse

Credits 4.5
Contact Hours
45
Description
This course focuses on basic concepts related to business, finance, and economics in various health care settings. The course serves as a framework for evidence-based business decision-making in a complex health care environment. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge and skills necessary for analysis of key business, financial, and economic factors affecting productivity, cost containment, regulation, and managed care and reimbursement. Students will develop an understanding of health care reimbursement to providers and the professional nursing role within the competitive health care marketplace.