Global nurse leaders: lessons from the sages.
Globalization changes the benchmarking of excellence from national to "world class" standards. A synthesis of literature about global leadership was used to guide interviews with 17 nurse leaders from 8 countries in 5 continents. The leaders demonstrated leadership from early school years, learned from their mentors, had productive and sustained results in their work with peers and students, and realized their potential in becoming leaders in global health and nursing. The leadership development of future nurses requires formal and informal education, and training for global competencies, international experiences at home and abroad, and promoting and rewarding international work.
Kim
Mi Ja
MJ
College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612, USA. mjkuic@uic.edu
Woith
Wendy
W
Otten
Karine
K
McElmurry
Beverly J
BJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D007392:International Council of Nurses; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010551:Personality; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D014944:World Health Organization