Course Overview

The Nursing Leadership and Management course is a comprehensive theoretical and self-paced online learning program designed to empower nursing professionals with the essential knowledge and skills to lead, manage, and inspire healthcare teams effectively. It integrates clinical and organizational leadership concepts to prepare nurses for dynamic roles in administration, team coordination, and decision-making within healthcare environments.

The course focuses on:

• Understanding and applying diverse leadership styles in nursing practice
• Enhancing communication and collaboration within interdisciplinary teams
• Developing effective conflict resolution and problem-solving strategies
• Strengthening organizational management and strategic planning skills
• Promoting ethical leadership and fostering a culture of quality, safety, and accountability

Accreditation & Contact Hours

The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and BarezaANCE are jointly providing nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hours for the educational activity entitled: Nursing Leadership and Management. Nurses completing the entire activity, passing a post-knowledge assessment with >80%, and completing an evaluation tool will be awarded a maximum of 22.75 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD).  The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Course Completion Policy

• Participants have 15 days to complete all modules after passing each one with >80%.
• Access to the course closes after 15 days.
• Modules unlock sequentially (i.e., each must be completed before the next opens).

Important Note for Participants:
Each Nursing Continuing Professional Education (CPE) course on this platform is organized into a specific sequence of modules (e.g., Modules 1–5 or 1–7, 1-10, etc.), depending on the course content and learning outcomes.

Some modules are drawn from a larger shared pool of educational units and may contain internal references to different module numbers (for example, “Module 14” or “Module 9”).

Please follow the numbering displayed within this course (1, 2, 3, etc.) to complete the learning sequence correctly. Internal numbering variations do not affect your progress, contact-hour credit, or certificate eligibility.