Earning Criteria

• Explore the roles of the nurse case manager in the contemporary health care structure and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Analyze the concepts of case management, health care insurance, Affordable Care Act, and other economic, political, cultural, legal, and ethical issues in case management.
• Apply the concept of leadership in the utilization of the case management process from the perspective of an advance practice nurse.
• Demonstrate knowledge of information technology and health care information systems in case management.
• Apply insurance criteria to evaluate patient eligibility for services, for quality improvement and for safety in practice.
• Initiate a patient centered case management plan using national standard of practice and evidence-based practice guidelines.
• Successfully complete all learning activities, assignments and assessments required for the graduate-level nursing course N541 - Concepts of Case Management (3 credits).