Restriction(s): Completion of an accredited nursing program and licensure as a Registered Nurse or departmental approval. This didactic course is designed to examine leadership from both theoretical and applied perspectives. Theories of leadership are examined to provide nurses skills needed to manage patient care, facilitate, educate, and participate in interdisciplinary teams within the complex health delivery system. Emphasis is placed on the nurse's role as a leader, stakeholder, and member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the provision of safe quality care according to established metrics.