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24	Registered Professional Nurses as Hospital Trustees
	Anne McNamara, RN, PhD
	With a world view that is patient and family centered, nurses make great trustees for hospital and health care systems.
28	Nursing Leadership Can Be Taught
	Ken Blanchard, PhD, and Kathy Player, EDd, MBA, MSN, BSN
	Values-based leadership shows students how to apply personal and organizational values to every management decision they make.
30	Developing Leadership Programs
	Elizabeth Falter, RN, MS, CNAA
	The Arizona Healthcare Leadership Academy has developed a successful program that demonstrates how to support and encourage the growth of future leaders.
34	Recruiting Top Talent: Another Way to Contribute
	Karen K. Kirby, RN, MSN
	Although search consultants fall outside the norm for a nursing leader, they are no less committed to furthering the profession and supporting our professional organizations.
38	The Option of Interim Nursing Leadership
	Jacquelyn Mlekoday, RN, MA
	Interim leadership is a great alternative available to nurse leaders seeking to make a contribution in healthcare without a long-term commitment.
42	Service Line Leadership
	Holly L. Lorenz, RN, MSN
	A service line approach to leadership in health care, most commonly seen in oncology and cardiology, demands communication and the ability to develop strong relationships with multiple key stakeholders across the business unit and beyond.
44	Consulting: An Opportunity for Transformational Change
	Constance A. Harmsen, RN, MS, MHA, FACHE
	A balance between personal and professional life—combined with past experience—benefits a consulting practice.
48	Getting the Most Out of Your Clinical Engineering Department
	Kenneth E. Maddock
	A hospital's Clinical Engineering Department can be a tremendous resource and can take proactive measures that go far beyond just “keeping the wheels on.”
52	Being New
	Caryn Salito, RN, MSN, MBA
	New nurse managers are faced with numerous tasks to master, but those who are successful will lift the nursing profession to the next level.
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10	LEADER TO WATCH
	Lillee S. Gelinas, RN, MSN, FAAN
	Rhonda Anderson, RN, DNSc, FAAN, FACHE
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4	Editorial
	Reflections and Musings
	Roxane Spitzer, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
6	Lessons Learned
	Look Up: Could That New Leader Be You?
	Katherine Vestal, RN, PhD, FAAN, FACHE
8	The Coaching Forum
	Creating Possibility While Managing Reality
	Catherine Robinson-Walker, MBA, MCC
American Organization of Nurse Executives
15	Implementing Evidence-Based Nursing Practice