This course introduces the nurse executive student to concepts of competence, self-assessment, quality improvement, patient safety, fiscal responsibility, and scholarship within the healthcare environment. The student is provided the opportunity to learn how to be experts in organizational analysis, leadership theory, the changing dynamics of healthcare, healthcare finance, governance, and the use of data. The course will focus on how nurse leaders are positioned to successfully influence and lead the redesign of healthcare by observation of current nurse leaders in the field through 150 practicum hours.