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Essentials of Advanced Nursing Roles and

Leavitt School of Health

About This Course

WGU Catalog 2026-03
Essentials 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

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  • Essentials of Advanced Nursing Roles and Interprofessional
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