title: Global nurse leader perspectives on health systems and workforce challenges.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  As part of the 2011 annual American Organization of Nurse Executives conference held in San Diego, California, a session was presented that focused on nursing workforce and health systems challenges from a global perspective. This article includes content addressed during the session representing nurse leader perspectives from the UK, Singapore and the USA.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Recent events in global economic markets have highlighted the interdependence of countries. There is now a global focus on health-care costs and quality as government leaders struggle to reduce budgets and remain solvent.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Finding solutions to these complex problems requires that nurse leaders adopt more of a world view and network with one another as they look for best practices and creative strategies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nursing leadership challenges such as staffing, competency development, ageing populations, reduced health-care funding and maintaining quality are now common global problems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need for innovation in nursing practice to accommodate the enormous challenges facing nursing's future.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Opportunities on an international scale for nurse leaders to have dialogue and network, such as the conference presentation discussed in this article, will become increasingly more important to facilitate the development of innovative leadership strategies.
authors.affiliation: CAPPS International, Meza, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy Rollins
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Gantz
authors.forename: Rose
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jasper
authors.forename: Chua Gek
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Herrin-Griffith
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000639:trends; D012846:Singapore; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States