You overhear a newly graduated RN telling one of your colleagues that leadership and management belong to the unit manager and not to her.As a nursing colleague,you respond by demonstrating understanding that the perception of the new graduate:
A)Is correct. Leadership is not the role of the staff nurse.
B)Would benefit from further understanding of her role as a professional, whose influence may affect the decision making of patients, colleagues, and other professionals.
C)Has been influenced by nurse leaders and managers who leave for other positions.
D)Is related to the general perception that nurse leaders and managers are not satisfied in their jobs.

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Care coordination that involves the intersection of individual,family,and community-based needs requires that nurses have self-confidence,knowledge of organizations and health systems,and an inner desire to lead and manage.There is often a view that leadership is isolated to those holding managerial positions and that a direct care nurse is subject to following by adhering to the direction of others.Such views fail to acknowledge that to be a nurse requires each licensed individual to lead,manage,and follow when practicing at the point-of-care and beyond.

You Overhear a Newly Graduated RN Telling One of Your