When nurses move into leadership roles within health care organizations or the wider health care system, they build on skills that are intrinsic to the delivery of nursing care. Nurse leaders are needed in all settings and across all levels of the organizational hierarchy, as well as throughout the health system at large. However, the contribution that nurse leaders make is not always fully recognized or understood. …show more content…
Health systems around the world are facing many of the same challenges, including workforce development, ageing populations and reduced funding for health care. The world is also confronting global challenges which can only be effectively managed by the international community, including antibiotic resistance, climate change and the risk of pandemics. Nurses are often at the frontline of care in responding to natural and human- induced disasters, incidents of terrorism and the like. Institutions and organizations responding to regional crises, including the military and aid organizations, employ nurses in leadership