HSPN 4000 - Perspectives in Healthcare Patient Navigation

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: HSCI 3000 and HSCI 3010
This course is designed to give an overview of the evolution of the patient navigator role in various settings. Theories concerning advocacy will be explored and standards of patient navigation practice learned. Therapeutic communication will be explored and use of evidenced based research in healthcare patient navigation will be examined. Students will learn how to construct and implement healthcare patient navigation plans for patients and families with an emphasis on therapeutic communication and collaboration with other healthcare team members.