Health Services Administration (Completion Program - for Licensed Practical Nurses) (HSPN COM BS [PNCS])
122 Credits
Bachelor of Science | 122 credits | HSPN COM BS [PNCS]
For students with a Practical Nursing License
The program is designed for a Licensed Practical Nurse. The purpose of the Health Services Administration bachelor’s degree program at Davenport University is to prepare graduates for career advancement in health care administration. The program prepares the practical nurse professional for emerging management positions in various health care settings and organizations by enhancing their critical thinking, analytic, communication, applied-research, project management, leadership, and management skills.
Preadmission Requirements:
• Must possess a current/valid unencumbered Practical Nurse license.
• Must have a Practical Nursing Diploma with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher from an accredited program.
Which class should I take? When should I take it?
See our Recommended Program Sequences:
- Health Services Administration Completion, BS with Nursing LPN (web)
- Health Services Administration Completion, BS with Nursing LPN (pdf)
Foundations of Excellence |
33 Credits | |
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| ENGL110 | This course further develops the skills in expository and persuasive writing that were introduced in ENGL109, English Composition. Students develop critical thinking through the creation of essays and documents that use argumentation and persuasion. As a team, students collaborate to present a required assignment to the class. Students learn to research, evaluate, and incorporate information from both primary and secondary sources, to document secondary sources using APA format, and to analyze information and audiences to improve form and content. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): ENGL109 | |
| ENGL311 | This course develops the written and presentation skills necessary for success in professional, supervisory, or managerial positions. Emphasis on communication in both on-paper and digital media is included. Students also learn to use a variety of formats, styles, and delivery systems to achieve the clear, concise, and professional communication required to communicate in global markets. To stress the importance of workplace communication, students create a major professional document as a team. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): ENGL110 and COMM120 | |
| SOSC201 | This course introduces students to the complex issues surrounding diversity in U.S. society and to the need for understanding difference in an increasingly globalized world. Students will explore the social-historical context of multiple experiences on individual, cultural and institutional levels. They will analyze the complex interactions regarding diversity in organizations. Students will also evaluate their own thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors in order to understand their roles in a diverse society. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. | |
| STAT219 | This course introduces students to foundational statistical methods common to the medical and health fields. Students will learn how to use the collection, analysis, presentation, and interpretation of data in the context of the health sciences. Analysis of real-world data sets will be performed using statistical software. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): MATH120 or MATH125 | |
| Transfer (21cr) | Advanced Standing Credit | 21 |
Foundations of Health Professions |
27 Credits | |
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| ACCT200 | This course is designed strictly for the non-business major. It is a comprehensive survey course of financial and managerial accounting concepts that discusses the financial aspects of starting and growing a business. Specifically, the course explores the role of accounting in business, examining the balance sheet, profit/loss statements, and cash flow reports. Students will also learn how to analyze financial statements and financial trends. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. | |
| BITS211 | Students create and manipulate spreadsheets with MS Excel to solve business applications. It is expected that students have a familiarity with spreadsheet software, as the course quickly progresses to advanced features, including data validation, linked workbooks, pivot tables, lookup functions, solver, and scenario manager. By the end of the semester, students will have the prerequisite skills to take applicable certification testing. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MATH120 or MATH125 | |
| CISP111 | This course surveys the main components of the business systems cycle. The five phases of the systems development life cycle (SDLC) (systems planning, system analysis, systems design, systems implementation, and system operation and support) will be investigated. Students will look at how many of the typical business needs are incorporated into a business system. These may include invoicing, accounts receivable, order entry, inventory, accounts payable, payroll, manufacturing, and sales/marketing. Participation in a group project, site visit, or case study will give students a sense of group dynamics in real-world systems development projects. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Recommended Prerequisite(s): CISP100 | |
| HINT201 | 4 contact hours This course provides a detailed understanding of health information systems (administrative, patient, registration, ADT, EHR, PHR, lab, radiology, pharmacy and others) commonly available and in use in the U.S. health care delivery. An emphasis is placed on confidentiality, security and privacy policies and procedures. Students will work with an EHR to complete HIM processes within this course. Students are provided an overview of the technology selections process including negotiation and evaluation of a HIM technology. Students are introduced to Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED-CT) including a brief overview of its role in the health care delivery system as the basis for an electronic health record. This course also provides an introduction to data collection, warehousing and system architecture. This course requires two hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week (4 contact hours). Note: A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successful | |
| HLTH101R | This course allows for completion of a required background check and drug screen for reentry or repeat students. Students can be required to enroll in the repeated screening prior to completing a practicum at a healthcare related site or as needed for additional criteria of a particular program. Note: If the CBC/DS process is not completed in the specified timeframe, a failing grade will be given for the course. Grading is Pass/Fail. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. | |
| HLTH210 | This course provides the student with an introduction to health care organizational systems and related resources. Discussions will include history and development of health care in the United States. Students gain a theoretical understanding of various health care provider roles in the overall organizational planning, management, quality, and assessment pertaining to major health policy issues and disciplines in the United States. Topics will compare and contrast the delivery of health care to those of other countries. Note: A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successfully. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Co-requisite(s): ENGL110 Prerequisite(s): ENGL109 | |
| HLTH211 | This course provides a foundation in management principles with special application and focus on the health care industry. The course will focus on organizational resource management in the health care industry including strategic planning, governance, leadership, change management, communication, human resource management, training and development, organizational development, financial management, ethics, project management and contract management. Case analysis will be applied through the discussion of various health care management-related situations. Note: A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successfully. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Co-requisite(s): ENGL110 Prerequisite(s): ENGL109 | |
| HLTH250 | This course is an introduction to health care reimbursement systems used throughout the United States. Students will gain a detailed understanding of various payment methodologies currently used (i.e. managed care, third party payers, federal programs, etc.), and apply this understanding to the monitoring and management of the revenue cycle. Students will verify completeness of clinical documentation, manage the use of clinical data systems used in claims management and utilize the principles of health care finance to monitor healthcare facility revenue. Current HIPAA guidelines will be covered along with financial ethics and the identification and eliminations of financial fraud and abuse. Note: A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successfully. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. | |
| MKTG211 | This course explores the role of marketing in society and in the success of an organization. Students learn and apply the strategies, tactics and terminology used by market-oriented businesses. Through critical thinking exercises and case analysis, students become familiar with the primary tools of marketing including market segmentation, product, pricing, marketing communication, research, and marketing channel strategies. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Co-requisite(s): ENGL109 | |
| Transfer (3cr) | Advanced Standing Credit | 3 |
Major |
58 Credits | |
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| FINC403 | This course is an in-depth study of health care financial information. This includes analyzing and interpreting financial information, setting fees, understanding different payment methods health care organizations receive for services rendered to patients, and revenue and receivable management. Other topics include strategic financial planning, the budgeting process, cost variance analysis, and capital project analysis. The class will also cover the difference between for-profit and not-for-profit health care organizations, the tax-status of health care organizations, and the function of managed care organizations. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): ACCT200 or ACCT201 | |
| HINT209 | This course is an introduction of the methods used to define, describe, recognize and apply total quality management in health care. The principles of the quality assessment process and risk management will be emphasized. The course will provide an opportunity for the student to gain skills in collecting and analyzing data through a team approach. Note: A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successfully. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): HINT215 for HIT/HIM majors; HLTH210 for HSAD majors | |
| HLTH320 | This course provides the students with an increased understanding of the role of the health care professional within the larger public health system. The student will study the structure and function of the public health system at multiple levels. Synthesizing the didactic materials will allow the student to create proposals that address specific public health problems. Note: A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successfully. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Co-requisite(s): ENGL110 | |
| HLTH401 | This course will provide the fundamentals of statistical analysis as it applies to health care research. The student in this course will also develop a fundamental understanding of the research process with emphasis on critical reading of published research. Note: A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successfully. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Co-requisite(s): ENGL311 Prerequisite(s): STAT219 | |
| HLTH460 | The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the field of health education and promotion and an opportunity to develop skills in needs assessment and program planning. The course will review the importance of health education and promotion in contributing to current public health programs and in addressing public health problems. The course will address how to use planning frameworks for conducting needs assessments and designing and evaluating health promotion programs. Note: A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successfully. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): ENGL311 | |
| HRMG213 | This course is an overview of the responsibilities of a human resource management department in a business setting. The elements of job analysis, recruitment, selection, training and assessment, are described. Additionally, compensation and benefits administration, labor relations and the legislative and legal decisions affecting human resource policy are explored. Various workplace situations are examined through the use of problem solving exercises and discussion. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): HLTH211 or MGMT211 | |
| HSAD302 | This course provides an overview of state and federal healthcare regulations with a focus on physicians, hospitals, government agencies, medical insurance and producers of medical products and services. Health law concepts will focus on providing students with knowledge to become critical thinkers in a professional practice. Students will examine innovations transforming global health industry practices and public policy. Note: A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successfully. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): HLTH230 | |
| HSAD402 | This course examines issues related to risk management in health care. The focus will be on methods utilized to identify risk factors for the purpose of minimizing potential liability for health care organizations. Risk management programs consistent with current risk management trends to decrease liability will be highlighted. Note: A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successfully. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): HINT209 | |
| HSAD403 | This course introduces the student to the fundamental concepts of microeconomics theory and the correlation to the healthcare industry. Topics covered include: supply and demand modeling; cost-benefit analysis; the role of private and government health insurance; physician, hospital, long-term care, and pharmaceutical markets; and implications of how public policy can influence the healthcare industry. Note: A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successfully. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Recommended Prerequisite(s): STAT219 or STAT220 | |
| HSAD425 | This course is an overview of both bioethical principles and ethical dilemmas that occur in various healthcare settings. The focus of the course is on the most important areas in bioethics including bioethical and moral principles, a basic framework for ethical decision-making, and a global view of ethical dilemmas. The use of case studies, various readings, and discussions on the provider-patient relationship will be emphasized throughout the course to assist the student in the development of a framework for ethical decision-making. Note: A grade of C or better is required to successfully complete this course. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): ENGL311 and HLTH230 | |
| HSAD440 | This course provides the student with a strategic perspective and an understanding of the strategic process and structure. The student is introduced to the concepts, philosophies, and techniques of strategic planning and strategic management as they are applied in a healthcare organization. Note: A grade of C or better is required to successfully complete this course. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): HLTH211 | |
| HSAD495 | Registration Internship/Practicum Note: Contact the Practicum Coordinator two semesters in advance of taking this course to begin the approval process. Approval for enrollment in the course is required by the Program Director. This course is the practicum experience for the Health Services Administration bachelor degree and provides an opportunity for the student to apply administrative skills in a non-clinical health care environment. The student will complete a minimum of 120 hours under the direct supervision of a designated preceptor. The practicum will require students to critically think and communicate direct knowledge of managerial functions, policies and procedures, budget/financial, human resource, quality performance improvement, and legal and ethical principles. This class requires a minimum of 120 hours of practical experience at the assigned site plus additional classroom hours. To meet course requirements the student will be required to be available during normal busines | |
| MGMT321 | This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of organizations, by combining theory with application relating to motivation, group behaviors, power, politics, conflict, leadership, decision-making, communications, organizational design, and change. Students examine the application of psychology, sociology, and social psychology to organizational management. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): HLTH211 or MGMT211 | |
| Transfer (18cr) | Advanced Standing Credit | 18 |
Open Electives |
4 Credits | |
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| Transfer (4cr) | Advanced Standing Credit | 4 |