While Explaining the Importance of Developing Leadership Skills Among Nurses

While explaining the importance of developing leadership skills among nurses to a group of first-year nursing students,Natalie,a nursing unit manager,emphasizes that:

A) Most nurses are not expected to assume leadership roles.
B) The role of nurse leadership is only at the bedside, ensuring that patient care is performed according to established standards.
C) Only individuals in formal leadership roles are expected to be leaders.
D) The public depends on nurses to assume leadership in moving consumer advocacy concerns forward.