This course provides students with the knowledge and tools to develop, implement and evaluate evidence based clinical and administrative programs to improve healthcare and system outcomes. Students will use evidence to develop a program implementation and evaluation plan using the philosophies, theories, research and evidence-based clinical practices in nursing and related fields. Emphasis is on a strategic view of health care systems and effective clinical program planning/implementation/evaluation within integrated care delivery systems and use of evidence for effective decision making. Further emphasis is on the use of program evaluation for improvements in clinical outcomes and efficiency.

This course provides students with the knowledge and tools to develop, implement and evaluate evidence based clinical and administrative programs to improve healthcare and system outcomes. Students will use evidence to develop a program implementation and evaluation plan using the philosophies, theories, research and evidence-based clinical practices in nursing and related fields. Emphasis is on a strategic view of health care systems and effective clinical program planning/implementation/evaluation within integrated care delivery systems and use of evidence for effective decision making. Further emphasis is on the use of program evaluation for improvements in clinical outcomes and efficiency.