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Essentials of Advanced Nursing Roles and
Leavitt School of Health
About This Course
WGU Catalog 2026-03Essentials of Advanced Nursing Roles and Interprofessional Practice explores essential characteristics of the advanced professional nurse in the role of leader, educator, practitioner, or informatics specialist. In this course, students will apply evidence-based strategies to facilitate interprofessional collaboration on teams. Students will explore the role of nurses in advocating for change at the bedside, as well as leading teams to advocate for health policy reform. Students will gather and analyze data to identify patients and populations at risk and recommend policy change to improve health outcomes in the community.
Official catalog text — WGU-authored.
First in catalog2020-03StatusActiveCurrent degrees8Total degree appearances10
Included in Current Degrees (8)
- Master of Science, Nursing - Education (BSN to MSN)
- Master of Science, Nursing - Education (RN to MSN)
- Master of Science, Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (BSN to MSN)
- Master of Science, Nursing - Leadership and Management (BSN to MSN)
- Master of Science, Nursing - Leadership and Management (RN to MSN)
- Master of Science, Nursing - Nursing Informatics (BSN to MSN)
- Master of Science, Nursing - Nursing Informatics (RN to MSN)
- Master of Science, Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Also known as in catalog
- Essentials of Advanced Nursing Roles and Interprofessional
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