title: How nurses become leaders. Perceptions and beliefs about leadership development.
abstract: Creating a professional work environment where nurses can develop the skills and expertise needed to be successful leaders is one strategy that can help ensure successful nursing leaders for the future. Understanding which factors influence leadership development is essential to create such an environment. The author considers what those factors may be and how they interact to facilitate the development of leadership skills and expertise among nurses.
authors.affiliation: Concord Hospital, NH, USA. dallen@crhc.org
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007857:Leadership; D007858:Learning; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D012649:Self Concept; D012951:Socialization