title: Leading from the front.
abstract: Directors of nursing come under the spotlight in the third part of a Nursing Standard series in which RCN fellows consider nursing challenges.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fradd
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom