FSNM Course Syllabus
Designed with the nurse in mind – AACN’s up-to-date, interactive and self-paced education seamlessly blends into a learner’s busy schedule. Learners earn as they learn with our new modular design developed to grant CE hours on the completion of each module exam.
Getting Started as a New Nurse Manager
- Understanding Your Job Description
- Being a Manager is Different than Being Staff
- Strategies for the First Days
- Work-Life Balance
- Applying an Equity Lens in the Workplace
- Generational and Skill Diversity
- Cultural Competence and Cultural Diversity
Human Resource Management
- Staff Engagement and Retention
- Recognizing Leadership Styles
- Scope of Practice
- Recruitment
- Hiring
- Onboarding New Employees
- Staffing
- Staff Development
- Performance Management
- Managing in a Union Environment
Financial Management
- The Budget
- Value-based Purchasing
- Capital Budget
- Operating Budget
- Managing FTEs
- Develop and Analyze a Staffing Pattern
Quality and Safety
- Introduction to Regulation and Accreditation
- Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
- Hospital Compare and Publicly Reported Data
- Pay for Performance and Value-based Purchasing Models
- Patient Experience
- Hospital-acquired Conditions
- Infection Prevention
- Managing Sentinel and Adverse Events
- Creating a Safety Culture
Leadership
- Managing and Facilitating Change
- Advocating for Your Staff
- Maintaining Compliance and Promoting Ethical Practice
- True Collaboration with Physician, Other Service Lines, and Units
- Managing Conflict
- Promoting Innovation
- Information Technology
- Contingency Plans