title: Taking charge: front-line nurse leadership development.
abstract: The recent Institute of Medicine (2010) report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, included a recommendation that nurses at all levels should be prepared and enabled to lead change to advance health care in the United States. Historically, in most organizations, nursing leadership development programs have focused on nurses in management or executive roles rather than those working in front-line leadership roles. This article describes a front-line leadership development initiative developed by Tenet Healthcare Corporation and attended by 400 charge nurses. Program development, evaluation, and lessons learned that can be applied in other organizations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: West Boca Medical Center, Boca Raton, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schwarzkopf
authors.forename: Rose O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: Anna J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kiger
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education*; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000379:methods*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*