title: Leading beyond traditional boundaries: a community nursing perspective.
abstract: As a nursing leader, I frame my personal and professional life from the perspective of community. I place high value on health, relationship and the art of nursing. As Director of Community Outreach for an integrated delivery network, I use these values to strengthen nursing's contribution to an integrated delivery network and managed care contracts. Most recently, my personal and professional life has been shaped by traditional Indian medicine and my 10-year experience in Carondelet's community-focused nursing practices.
authors.affiliation: Carondelet Health Network, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Michaels
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000639:trends; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009742:Nursing Theory