NURS 503 - Health Policy

Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
This course addresses the health care environment and the influences of technology, economics, politics, and sociocultural factors locally and globally. Key policy issues are presented as well as the organization of the health care system, health care financing and barriers to care. Special emphasis is placed on the role of the master’s prepared nurse in advancing values such as social justice through policy processes and advocacy.