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NURS505 - Healthcare Systems and Health Policy

Course Details

Course Code: NURS505 Course ID: 4792 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate

Today’s healthcare providers must promote health, influence the health delivery system, and participate in policy advocacy to improve the healthcare outcomes of populations. In this course, students will examine the effects of legal and regulatory processes on healthcare delivery at institutional, local, state, and federal levels. Topics covered in this course will include healthcare policy development, accrediting agencies, quality improvement, and patient quality and safety. (Prerequisite: NURS502)

Course Schedule

Registration Dates Course Dates Start Month Session Weeks
Registration03/30/2026 - 09/04/2026 Course Dates09/07/2026 - 11/01/2026 Start Month September SessionSummer 2026 Session D Weeks8 Week session
Registration05/25/2026 - 10/30/2026 Course Dates11/02/2026 - 12/27/2026 Start Month November SessionFall 2026 Session I Weeks8 Week session
Registration07/27/2026 - 01/01/2027 Course Dates01/04/2027 - 02/28/2027 Start Month January SessionWinter 2027 Session B Weeks8 Week session

Previous Syllabi

Not current for future courses.