title: Leadership competencies: knowledge, skills, and aptitudes nurses need to lead organizations effectively.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Management Systems, Inc., Laguna Niguel, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: Diana S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Contino
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000592:standards*; D010559:Personnel Management; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*