# NUR541 Policy, Politics, and Advocacy in Healthcare

College of Nursing Nursing Department

**Course Description:** This course focuses on the exploration of social change theories and the role of technology, as well as frameworks for community and political engagement, advocacy, and empowerment. Emphasis will be placed on the roles of key stakeholders who influence health care policy to include government, consumers, providers, and payers. Students will examine general micro & macro issues, regulatory processes and quality control and policy making at various levels of government.

**Credit Hours:** 3.00

**Prerequisites:** None

**Corequisites:** None

## Programs offering this course

- [Nursing (MS) | Concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/family-nurse-practioner-nursing-master-degree)
- [Nursing (MS) | Concentration in Nursing Education](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/nursing-education-master-degree)

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