A nurse leader oversees a team of nurses, making decisions and directing patient care initiatives. They apply advanced clinical knowledge and focus on improving patient health outcomes. Significant concepts include application of evidence to practice, skills of leadership and management, self-directed learning, interprofessional collaboration and teamwork, time management, and quality improvement. Emphasis will be placed on social and environmental hazards for healthcare workers, such as bullying, harassing, conflict resolution and workplace violence. This course has didactic and clinical components.