Clinical Nurse Leadership

Clinical Nurse Leadership

• Nurse leaders at the unit level focus on clinical leadership via integrating clinical expertise with leadership practices.
• Clinical leadership includes delivering and monitoring evidence-based practice.
• Also includes continuous improvement framework, plus risk assessment and mitigation for individual patients.
• They improve efficiency and coordination at the point of care.
• Nurse leaders advocate for patients.
• Clinical leaders engage with patients in the context of care and consider the patient’s social, cultural, and economic environment.
• They facilitate strong communication and collaboration with patients and the multidisciplinary team.
• They recognize and address gaps in patients' care, as well as systemic issues of concern.
• Clinical leadership of nurse unit managers and nursing teams serves as critical for identifying issues and implementing solutions with management and other health care professionals.