title: A vision for tomorrow: transformational nursing leaders.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Interviews with 8 transformational nursing leaders are presented.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  My purpose was to provide a picture of leadership principles and values as practiced by transformational nursing leaders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interviews were conducted as person-to-person, by telephone, or through e-mail.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The leaders shared their transformational leadership qualities, ideas of a successful environment, effective change strategies, antecedents for success, and visions for the future of nursing practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All of the transformational leaders interviewed strive for excellence, value integrity, shape their environment for success, demonstrate perseverance, attempt to improve the lives of others, possess a genuine love for people, motivate others with inspiration, "invent" the future, and share the path toward self-discovery.
authors.affiliation: Health Assessment, Langston University College of Nursing, Tulsa, OK, USA.
authors.forename: Kelley
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005544:Forecasting; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013561:Symbolism; D014481:United States