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Nursing Education 2018
Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825
Page 72
April 23-25, 2018
Rome, Italy
27
th
Edition of World Congress on
Nursing Education &
Research
J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C1-003
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n this millennium of supersonic speed of managed care,
leadership development is important for the future spectrum in
nursing.Optimismandcouragearethetrademarksofgreatleaders.
Leadership is a collective function and integrated synergies
expression of a group’s efforts. It is not the sum of individual
dominance and contributions, it is their interrelationships. There is
a need to identify current and future challenges in health care and
create a roadmap for nursing practice that can meet the needs of
the 21st century. Nurses are acknowledged as the backbone of
health care delivery system, thus the nurses today need to rise to
the occasion and contribute wholeheartedly towards redefining
and restructuring the nursing profession beyond its traditional
boundaries. Thus, nursing profession demands leaders with a
vision and determination tomould nursing education and practice
in new dimensions. Rarely does one have the luxury and time to
reflect on the optimal way to create something new. Present
day situation is a wonderful and unique opportunity for nurse
leaders and managers to provide an arena to discuss change
to create a better system. Every nurse must develop leadership
competencies among themselves and make partnership with
health professionals to improve healthcare delivery system.
There are several important leadership competencies when used
effectively, will help ensure success. This paper discusses further
the cascade of leadership development competencies required
for nurses in the new millennium.
drjoshisg@scon.edu.inJoshi S G
Symbiosis International University, India
Nursing leadership for new millennium: towards
professionalization