NURS 8716 Health Care Policy for Nursing Leaders
This course prepares nurse leaders and scholars to influence health care and related policies in support of nursing's goals and social justice. The structure and financing of U.S. health care system and roles of government, insurers, providers, and consumers are examined. The relationships among health policy and the social and economic determinants of health are explored through analysis of key issues in health policy. Students engage in strategies to analyze and inform health policy. The course provides the foundation for leadership in interdisciplinary collaborative endeavors to address, through a nursing perspective, health policy issues at the local and national levels.
Course overview
- Department
- Nursing
- School
- CSON
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring, Every Fall, Every Summer
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.03 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.46 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 7
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Diana Bowser | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 26 of 28 |
| Spring 2026 | Jane Flanagan | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 33 of 44 |
| Spring 2025 | Aimee Milliken | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 28 |
| Spring 2025 | Diana Bowser | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 35 of 44 |
| Spring 2025 | Melissa Uveges | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 35 of 44 |
| Fall 2024 | Aimee Milliken | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 7–9 hrs/week | 13 of 17 |
| Spring 2024 | Melissa Uveges | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 74 of 84 |
| Spring 2024 | Sarah Given | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 74 of 84 |
| Fall 2023 | Melissa Uveges | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 of 28 |
| Spring 2023 | Monica O'reilly-Jacob | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 19 of 35 |
| Spring 2022 | Monica O'reilly-Jacob | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 18 |