title: A model for bridging the gap: from theory to practice to reality.
abstract: A successful future for the nursing profession requires leaders who are willing and able to lead. The Graduate Nursing Administration Program at UCLA has developed a program to prepare these future leaders. Based on the leadership model of James Kouzes and Barry Posner, this program includes the 5 practices of exemplary leadership: Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Nursing Administration Program, UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA scardin@sonnet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Suzette
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cardin
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McNeese-Smith
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006040:Goals; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D015141:Los Angeles; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009742:Nursing Theory; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D012944:Social Support; D013997:Time Factors