title: One vision, one voice: transforming caregiving in nursing.
abstract: A clear vision is a powerful tool that will transform the future of nursing. Consumers have become more knowledgeable about their healthcare needs and more demanding of quality care and accountability from their healthcare providers. This consumer savvy is providing nursing with an incredible opportunity that must not be lost. This vision statement has the potential to empower the nursing profession and make that difference.
authors.affiliation: Center for Nursing Leadership, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Lydia R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Zager
authors.forename: Elizabeth C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004645:Empathy; D005544:Forecasting; D006040:Goals; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D019545:Intuition; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009726:Nurses / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012945:Social Values; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration