title: George Orwell's Animal Farm: a case study in leadership/management for undergraduate nursing students.
abstract: Many BSN curricula require a "leadership and management" course. At George Mason University, that course is Leadership and Management in Nursing and Health Science. This article describes how George Orwell's classic novel Animal Farm was used as a case study in leadership and management. This exercise complemented the traditional course material, united the class in a common intellectual exercise, and fostered creative thinking. A nursing student, Anne Lord, offers reaction to the assignment as a signed "In-Box" exemplar.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Science, George Mason University (MS: 3-C4), Fairfax, Virginia 22030, United States of America.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Metcalf