Nursing Leadership and Management

Nursing Leadership is about critical thinking, advocacy and action. Nursing leader should posses distinctive set of personal qualities: integrity, courage, initiative and an ability to handle stress. This individual is often admired in their efforts to think critically, set goals and skilfully communicate and collaborate. A Nurse Manager is responsible for a unit in a hospital, nursing home, or ambulatory care setting. Nurse Manager requires strong communication and leadership skills. They need to be efficient leaders who can strike a balance between working with nursing staff and the healthcare facility administrators. The average salary of the clinical nurse leader is $84,000 and the nurse manager is $86,551 per year.