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MERCY COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND NATURAL SCIENCES

UNDERGRADUATE NURSING PROGRAM
Fall 2020

Course Number and Section: NURS 366 DLA

Course Title: Leadership and Management

Credits: 3 credits

Course Description
This course examines leadership concepts in the health care delivery system. Theories regarding
leadership, management, power, chaos, change, influence, delegation, communication and
empowerment are analyzed. Strategies for effective multidisciplinary collaboration are explored.
Learning activities are directed toward the professional nurse’s development in developing power
and expanding one’s sphere of influence. Prerequisite: None. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.

Course Dates: September 11, 2020 (Friday) - December 18, 2020 (Friday)

Faculty
Name: Dr. Kara Connelly FNP-C, DNP
Office Hours: By appointment,
Email: Via Course Blackboard

Important Information

1) Academic regulations and procedures related to undergraduate study (see Undergraduate
Catalog, can be accessed online https://www.mercy.edu/academics/bulletins-catalogs).

2) Undergraduate services and other information, Undergraduate Course Bulletin and Student
Handbook. Note: Both documents can be accessed online through Mercy Connect

3) School emergencies or closing due to inclement weather, call 914-674-7777.

Attendance Policy
It is assumed that a student will attend all classes for which he/she is registered. Ceasing to attend
classes for three consecutive class meetings without contacting the instructor will result in the
issuance of a grade of FW which indicates “stopped attending.” This grade of FW will be calculated
into the student’s GPA as an F and may result in dismissal. In addition, this status will be reported to
the Office of Enrollment Services and may result in a reduction of financial aid monies.

Withdrawal
Students wishing to withdraw from courses for which they have registered must file an official
withdrawal. Ceasing to attend classes does not constitute an official withdrawal, nor does
notification to the instructor or to any other office. An official withdrawal must be processed directly
by the student in-person at the Office of Enrollment Services or online via Mercy Connect. The grade
of W is recorded on the transcript for all student withdrawals. W’s are not calculated in the student's
GPA. A student who fails to withdraw officially will receive a grade of FW which will be calculated

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into the student's GPA and may result in dismissal. There is a withdrawal deadline for each term.
These deadlines are listed on the academic calendar, which is posted on the Mercy website and in
Mercy Connect.

Late Withdrawal
Students wishing to withdraw after the last published day of withdrawal for any given term must get
permission from the school dean. The withdrawal form, with the dean’s signature, must be
processed in person at the Office of Enrollment Services at any Mercy College location. Note: The
dean will usually request supporting evidence such as a letter from the student explaining the
extraordinary circumstances that warrant a late withdrawal as well as medical or other
documentation as needed. Students receiving any form of financial aid including scholarships, grants
and loans must also meet with a financial aid counselor to determine the financial implications
associated with the withdrawal. It is important to note that all withdrawals are based upon tuition
commitments for the full semester in accordance with the published refund schedule. The effective
date of withdrawal is the date when the student withdrew using either Mercy Connect, or the date
the withdrawal was processed in the Office of Enrollment Services. Failure to attend classes does not
constitute a withdrawal.

Students with Disabilities
Mercy College is committed to achieving equal educational opportunities and full participation for
persons with disabilities. It is our practice to create inclusive learning environments. If a disability is
presenting barriers to your inclusion or access to the class and instructional materials—such as
inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos—please notify the instructor as soon
as possible. Students are also welcomed to contact the Office of ACCESSibility as soon as possible, at
(914) 674-7523 or [email protected]. For more information, visit our website at
www.mercy.edu/student-affairs/access

Requests for Incomplete Grades
Requests for an incomplete grade in the course must be discussed with the faculty on or before the
day of the Final exam. Students are required to complete the Request for a Grade of Incomplete
Form available on Mercy Connect. If you fail to submit the request by the deadline, you will receive
the grade that you have earned for the entire course, including work completed and penalties for
work not completed. No retroactive “Incomplete” grades are permitted. You will be required to
complete the missing course work and submit it to the instructor by the designated date. If the work
described by the Instructor is not completed by the designated date, the “Incomplete” will
automatically be converted to a grade of F. The instructor CANNOT allow more than 1 month after
the end of the term in which the Incomplete is assigned. Adequate time is required for the Instructor
to grade the assignment(s) and submit a change of grade for the course to the Registrar.

Academic Integrity Policy
Academic integrity is the pursuit of scholarly activity in an honest, truthful and responsible manner.
Students are required to be honest and ethical in carrying out all aspects of their academic work and
responsibilities.

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Dishonest acts in a student’s academic pursuits will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty
undermines the College’s educational mission as well as the student’s personal and intellectual
growth. In cases where academic dishonesty is uncovered, the College imposes sanctions that range
from failure of an assignment to suspension and expulsion from the College, depending on the
severity and reoccurrence of the case(s).

Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, obtaining
unfair advantage, and falsification of records and official documents.

Cheating is the unauthorized use or attempted use of material, information, notes, study aids,
devices, or communication during an academic exercise. Examples of cheating include, but are not
limited to:

▪ Copying from another student during an examination or allowing another to copy your work
▪ Providing assistance to acts of academic misconduct
▪ Unauthorized collaboration on a take-home assignment or examination
▪ Using notes during a closed book examination
▪ Submitting another’s work as your own
▪ Unauthorized use during an examination of any electronic device, such as cell phones,

computers, or internet access to retrieve or send information
▪ Allowing others to research or write assigned papers for you or to complete your assigned

projects

Plagiarism is the act of presenting another person’s idea, research or writings as your own. Examples
of plagiarism include, but are not limited to:

▪ Copying another person’s actual words or images without the use of quotation marks and
citations attributing the words to their source

▪ Presenting another person’s ideas or theories in your own words without acknowledging the
source

▪ Engaging in plagiarism, via the Internet or other web-based or electronic sources, which
includes (but is not limited to) downloading term papers or other assignments and then
submitting that work as one’s own, or copying or extracting information and then pasting
that information into an assignment without citing the source, or without providing proper
attribution.

Obtaining unfair advantage is any action taken by a student that gives that student an unfair
advantage, or through which the student attempts to gain an unfair advantage in his/her academic
work over another student. Examples of obtaining an unfair advantage include, but are not limited
to:

▪ Gaining advance access to examination materials by stealing or reproducing those materials
▪ Retaining or using examination materials which clearly indicate the need to return such

materials at the end of the examination
▪ Intentionally obstructing or interfering with another student’s work

Falsification of Records and Official Documents include, but are not limited to, acts of forging
authorized signatures, or falsifying information on an official academic record.

Consequences for Policy Violation

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A student who is found to be dishonest in submission of his or her academic assignments or other
work, or in carrying out his or her academic responsibilities may, at minimum, receive a zero for the
submitted assignment, may receive a failing grade for the course, or may be subject to further
suspension or expulsion from the College depending on the severity of the offense(s). Regardless, all
incidents of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Academic Unit Head and School Dean, and
may be retained by the College in the student’s records.

Reporting
A faculty member who suspects that a student has committed a violation of the Academic Integrity
Policy shall review with the student the facts and image circumstances of the suspected violation
whenever feasible. Thereafter, a faculty member who concludes that there has been an incident of
academic dishonesty sufficient to affect the student’s final course grade shall report such incident on
the Student Violation of the Academic Integrity Policy Form (located on Mercy Connect under the
faculty tab) and submit it to the Dean of the appropriate School. The Dean shall update the Student
Violation of the Academic Integrity Policy Form after a suspected incident has been resolved to
reflect that resolution. Unless the resolution exonerates the student, the Student Violation of the
Academic Integrity Policy Form will be placed in a confidential academic integrity file created for the
purposes of identifying repeat violations, gathering data, and assessing and reviewing policies.

Academic Sanctions
If a faculty member believes that the appropriate sanction is academic in nature (e.g., a reduced
grade) and the student does not contest either his/her guilt or the particular reduced grade that the
faculty member has chosen, then the student shall be given the reduced grade, unless the Dean
decides to seek a disciplinary sanction. The reduced grade may apply to the particular assignment
where the violation occurred or to the course grade, at the faculty member’s discretion. A reduced
grade may be an “F”, or another grade that is lower than the grade that the student would have
earned but for the violation. If a faculty member determines that a student has committed an act of
cheating or plagiarism, and the student withdraws from the course, that student will receive an
“FW” for the course regardless of the time of withdrawal. The faculty member shall inform the Dean
of the resolution via email and the Dean shall update the applicable Student Violation of the
Academic Integrity Policy Form to reflect that resolution. In a case where a student admits to the
alleged academic dishonesty but contests the academic sanction imposed by the faculty member, or
in a case where a student denies the academic dishonesty, the student may appeal to the College’s
Undergraduate or Graduate Academic Appeals Committee.

Judicial Sanctions
In a case where the allegation of cheating or plagiarism is severe, or where the student has a history
of violations of the Academic Integrity Policy which conduct warrants suspension or expulsion from
the College, the school Dean shall impose a sanction in addition to or in lieu of academic sanctions, as
he/she deems is warranted under the circumstances. If the student contests the judicial sanction
imposed, he/she may appeal to the Undergraduate or Graduate Academic Appeals Committee.

Appeals
Appeals to the Undergraduate or Graduate Academic Appeals Committee shall be made within 7
business days of receipt of notice of the academic or judicial sanction. All parties will be permitted to
participate and are permitted to submit any documentation they believe is necessary including
written statements and documentary evidence. The Undergraduate or Graduate Academic Appeals
Committee shall convene within two weeks of the filing of the appeal submission. The

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Undergraduate or Graduate Academic Appeals Committee shall issue a written decision of its finding
within 7 business days of convening and shall send copies of its decision to the accused student, the
faculty member and the appropriate Dean for archiving in the student’s confidential academic
integrity file. If the Undergraduate or Graduate Academic Appeals Committee finds that no violation
occurred, the Dean shall remove all material relating to that incident from the student’s confidential
academic integrity file and destroy the material.

Program Outcomes/Student Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to demonstrate the following outcomes:

Program Outcome I - Technology
Student will demonstrate proficiency with patient care technologies and information management
systems to gather and manage data to communicate effectively with patients, families, health care
professionals, and policy decision makers. [I, II, IV, V, VIII, IX]

Student will demonstrate skills in using patient care technologies, information systems, and
communication skills, based on a foundation of the arts, sciences and humanities, that support
patient outcomes and nursing practice. [IV, VII, IX]

Student Outcomes
1. Identify leadership strategies that promote the ethical use of data, patient care
technologies, and information systems.
2. Identify leadership strategies that promote the ethical use of data, patient care
technologies, and information systems.

Program Outcome II - Research
Student will demonstrate a basic understanding of how evidence is developed including the research
process, clinical judgement, interprofessional perspectives, and patient preferences as applied to
practice. [III, IV, VI, VII]

Student Outcomes
1. Identify the best evidence for practice in nursing leadership and management

Program Outcome III - Leadership
Student will apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making to the provision of nursing care
and nursing practice in collaboration with organizations and communities. [II, VII, VIII, IX]

Student will demonstrate leadership and communication skills to participate in quality improvement
initiatives with health care teams. [II, VI, VII]

Student Outcomes
1. Examine leadership and management strategies that facilitate the implementation of
quality and safety initiatives.
2. Distinguish leadership strategies that consider client diversity and lead to improved
health outcomes across the lifespan

Program Outcome IV - Quality
Student will appraise principles of quality improvement, health care policy, and cost effectiveness to
assist in the achievement of safe and quality outcomes of care for diverse populations. [II, V, VII, VIII,
IX]

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1. Identify professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct in leadership
roles.

2. Examine ethical issues that impact nursing leadership and management.

Teaching/Learning Strategies
The teaching strategies for this class include discussion, library research activities, Internet activities,
audiovisual aids, assigned independent learning activities, and reading assignments.

Required Texts
Marquis, B.L, & Huston, C. J. (2017). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and

application (9th ed.). Williams & Wilkins. ISBN: 9781496349798

Recommended Text
American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication manual of the American Psychological

Association (7th ed.). Author. ISBN 9781433832161

Suggested Textbook
LaCharity, L., Kumagai, C., & Bartz, B. (2018). Prioritization, delegation, and assignment: Practice

exercises for the NCLEX examination (4th ed). Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN: 9780323498289

Additional Resources

Web Sites
www.aacn.nche.edu (American Association of Colleges of Nursing)
www.nln.org (National League for Nursing)
http://www.nursingsociety.org/ (Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nurses)
http://www.nysna.org/ (New York State Nurses Association)
www.nursingworld.org (American Nurses Association)
www.cdc.gov (Center for Disease Control)
www.ahcpr.gov (Agency for Healthcare Research)
www.hrsa.gov (Health Resources and Services Administration)
www.healthpeople.gov (Healthy People 2020)
http://ninr.nih.gov/ninr/ (National Institute of Nursing Research)

Journals
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Journal of Nursing Administration
Journal of Nursing Management
Nursing Management

Evaluation Criteria for Assignments:
1) All written work must be typed and double-spaced. APA style and formatting (6th Edition) are
mandatory. Correct spelling and grammar are expected.
a. Use spelling and grammar check in your word processing program.
b. The Learning Center is available to students who need additional academic support
2) All assignments must be uploaded into Blackboard as indicated in the assignment description.
3) Assignments will not be accepted in hard copy or via email attachment.

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4) All assignments are due on time. Grades may be lowered every day the work is late.
5) When creating a file name for your assignment, please include your last name, course

number/section, and assignment name.

Evaluation

Assignments Points Due Date
Assignment #1: Exemplary Nursing Leadership 10% 9/25/20
Assignment #2: Role Development Portfolio 10% 10/30/20
Assignment #3: Presentation of Learning Exercise 10% varied
Assignment #4: Interview for nursing position with instructor 10% varied
Unit 1 Exam: Chapters 1-6 15% 10/9/20
Unit 2 Exam: Chapters 7-11 15% 10/23/20
Unit 3 Exam: Chapters 12-17 15% 11/13/20
Unit 4 Exam: Chapters 18-25 15% 12/18/20

Assignment #1 Exemplary Nursing Leadership (10%):
Identify a nursing leader, either a nursing leader you have known or one from historical sources, and
demonstrate how the leader exemplified ONE of the following leadership concepts:

a. Overall leadership style
b. Approach to change
c. Clinical knowledge/competence
d. Objectivity and ability to manage data
e. Ability to affect outcomes of patient safety and staff satisfaction
f. Motivation of staff
g. Conflict resolution

The paper must adhere to APA format, style, and citations. Paper must include a title page and
references page, should be between 3-4 pages (not including the title page and references page)
Minimum references five from leadership and management peer-reviewed journals. The scholarly
articles provide the foundation for the exploration of the concepts in your paper. If late, you will lose
10 points off the total grade for each week you are late starting on

Assignment #2 Employment Portfolio (10%)
Prepare a portfolio for employment- include; resume, philosophy of nursing, one CEU, three samples
of work. If late, you will lose 10 points off the total grade for each week you are late starting.

1. Name easily identified on front or side of binder (5%)
2. Table of contents (5%)
3. Tabs to identify sections (5%)
4. Resume (25%)
5. Transcript (10%)
6. Nursing Philosophy (15%)
7. Scholarships or awards if applicable
8. Reference requests letter (5%)

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9. License (LPN, RN)
10. Certificates (CEU’s) (5%)
11. Current valid CPR card (5%)
12. Three samples of your paperwork from nursing (15%)
13. Three references identified with name, address and phone and type of reference.

(5%)

Assignment #3 Presentation of Learning Exercise: (10%)
Select a Learning Exercise the first day of class from a list that will be available. Depending on what

chapter you select your presentation will be due the date the class does the chapter.

Assignment #4 - Nursing Position Interview (10%)
Nursing Position Interview. Prepare for an interview with instructor by researching questions that
may be asked during an interview and thinking about where you would like to work and under what
conditions.

Unit Exams (4) 60%
There will be four unit exams consisting of 50 multiple choice, true/false, fill-in the blank, multiple
answers, matching, flow chart and calculation questions.

Topical Outline

Week Date Topics/Activities Readings PO SO
1 9/11/20 Marquis & Huston chapter 1 I 1, 2
Orientation/Course Overview II 1
2 9/18/20 APA Marquis & Huston chapters 2-3 III 1, 2
3 9/25/20 Presentation by Professor Sutton IV 1, 2
4 10/2/20 Selecting Topics for Learning Marquis & Huston Chapters 4
5 10/9/20 Experiences &5 I 1
Select your Nursing Leader III 1, 2
Decision Making, Management, & Marquis & Huston Chapters 5- IV 1,2
Leadership 6
Classical Views of Leadership and Marquis & Huston Chapters 7- I 1
Management 9 III 1, 2
Twenty-First-Century Thinking IV 1,2
about Leadership and Management
Assignment #3- Learning Exercises I 1
Ethical Issues III 1, 2
Legal and Legislative Issues IV 1,2
Assignment #1 – Nursing
Leadership I 1
Assignment #3- Learning Exercises III 1, 2
Legal and Legislative Issues
Patient, Subordinate, Workplace,
and Professional Advocacy
Assignment #3- Learning Exercises
Organizational Planning
Planned Change

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Time Management IV 1,2

Exam 1 Chapters 1-6 1
1, 2
Assignment #3- Learning Exercises 1,2

6 10/16/20 Fiscal Planning Marquis & Huston I 1
1, 2
Career Planning and Development Chapters 10-11 III 1,2

in Nursing IV 1
1, 2
Assignment #3- Learning Exercises 1,2

7 10/23/20 Organizational Structure Marquis & Huston Chapters 12- I 1
1, 2
Organizational, Political and 13 III 1,2

Personal Power IV 1
1, 2
Exam 2 Chapters 7-11 1,2

Assignment #3- Learning Exercises 1
1, 2
8 10/30/20 Organizing Patient Care Marquis & Huston Chapters 14- I 1,2
1
Employee Recruitment, Selection, 15 III 1, 2
1,2
Placement and Indoctrination IV
1
Assignment #2 – Role Development 1, 2
1,2
Assignment #3- Learning Exercises
1
9 11/6/20 Socializing and Educating Staff in a Marquis & Huston Chapters 16- I 1, 2
1,2
Learning Organization 17 III

Staffing Needs and Scheduling IV

Policies

Assignment #3- Learning Exercises

10 11/13/20 Creating a Motivating Climate Marquis & Huston Chapters 18- I

Organizational, Interpersonal, and 19 III

Group Communication IV

Exam 3 Chapters 12-17

Assignment #3- Learning Exercises

11 11/20/20 Delegation Marquis & Huston Chapter 20 I

Assignment #3- Learning Exercises III

IV

12 11/27/20 Effective Conflict Resolution and Marquis & Huston Chapters 21- I

Negotiation 22 III

Collective Bargaining, Unionization IV

and Employment Laws

Assignment #3- Learning Exercises

Assignment #4 - Interview

13 12/4/20 Quality Control Marquis & Huston Chapters 23- I

Performance Appraisal 24 III

Assignment #3- Learning Exercises IV

Assignment #4 – Interview

14 12/11/20 Problem Employees: Rule Marquis & Huston Chapter 25 I

Breakers, Marginal Employees, & III

Chemically or Psychologically IV

Impaired.

Assignment #3- Learning Exercises

Assignment #4 – Interview

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15 12/18/20 Final Exam 4 Chapters 18-25 18-25
I1
III 1, 2
IV 1,2

Requirements for Discussion Board
On-line class attendance and preparation for each class are expected. Several absences will result in
a lower grade or faculty requesting the student to withdraw from the class. More than three
unexcused absences per semester will result in a failure for that course. Students must contact the
professor if they have extenuating circumstances that do not permit them to post as per the
requirements.

Discussion week will start on Day #1 (Friday) of the week at 12:00 AM (midnight) and will end on Day
#7 (Thursday) at 11:59 PM.

1. Initial post: Each student must post an initial posting of their own that is one paragraph,
which is approximately 250 words and includes scholarly references to support the posting.
One of the references can be from the texts, or assigned readings. The other reference(s)
must be an additional source that you have found that supports your posting. Scholarly, peer
reviewed, articles meet this requirement. If the professor responds and asks you for
clarification or a question, you must respond to the professor.

2. Responding to posts: Each student must respond a minimum of once during the week. The
response(s) must be thoughtful, reference-based and can generate further discussion. The
response(s) must be approximately 75 words. Statements such as “I agree” or “great
posting” or that are general posts that do not provide additional knowledge and valuable
discussion will not count as a posting.

3. Students who do not post at all by Day 7 at 11:59 PM will be considered absent and will earn a
grade of 0% for the week’s participation grade. Three absences may result in failure of the
course.

4. ALL references must be included at the end of your posting and adhere to APA Style (7th
edition).

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Undergraduate Program Discussion Rubric

Criteria Exceeds Meets Partially Meets Does Not Meet
Participation Expectations OR
(0-3 points) Expectations Expectations Expectations Did Not Participate
0-77%
Content 94-100% 82-86% 78-81% Does not meet
(0-1 point) Exceeds Meets minimum Meets some of criteria according to
minimum criteria the criteria Discussion Board
Style criteria according to according to Guidelines for
(0-1 point) according to Discussion Discussion participation OR did
Discussion Board Board not participate in
Board Guidelines for Guidelines for the discussion
Guidelines for participation participation
participation Content of postings
Content of Content of Content of demonstrates no
postings postings postings understanding of
demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates the topic, is not
an in-depth an adequate minimal supported by
understanding understanding understanding scholarly references
of the topic and of the topic and of the topic and where indicated, OR
is supported by is supported by is not did not participate
scholarly scholarly supported by in the discussion.
references references scholarly
where where references Sentence structure
indicated. indicated. where and grammar are
indicated. poor, multiple APA
Sentence Sentence Sentence and spelling errors,
structure and structure and structure and lacks organization
grammar are grammar are grammar are and does not flow
excellent, good with few fair with logically OR did not
punctuation errors, frequent typos participate in the
and APA style punctuation and abbreviated discussion.
are correct, no and APA style language,
spelling errors, are often frequent APA
well organized correct, some and spelling
and flows minor spelling errors, lacks
logically. errors, fairly organization
well organized and does not
and flows always flow
logically. logically.

Grading Key

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