Features
12	Creating a Leadership Legacy of Caring: A Health Care Leader's Ultimate Journey
	Steven B. Reed, MHA, FACHE
	When a leader becomes inspired to intentionally create a legacy of caring, he or she can have an enormous impact on all the lives he or she touches, both within and outside the organization.
16	Surge Readiness
	Lavonne M. Adams, PhD, RN, CCRN
	Given the number of diversions that limit health care workers'availability in times of disaster, it is critical for nurse leaders and managers to ask specific questions about potential barriers in order to find any gaps in the disaster plan.
20	Nurses Roll Up Their Sleeves at the Bedside to Improve Patient Care
	Beverly Rolston-Blenman, RN
	A large health care system committed itself to solving complex issues by investing its nurses—the best chance for improving patient care delivery. This article reviews their critical success factors and lessons learned.
26	Increasing Hospital Capacity Using Existing Resources to Improve Patient Flow Management
	Marty Enriquez, RN, Marjorie Sisson, Ann Kirby, RN, MSN, and Neera Gupta
	Improving resource management, case management, and care coordination has enabled an Arizona medical center to serve more patients through better use of existing capacity and resources.
32	Shared Governance: Withstanding the Test of Time
	Cheryl Malleo, RN, BSN, and Jane Fusilero, MSN, MBA, RN
	By securing critical administrative and nursing support, this organization developed a model for nursing shared governance that has flourished for 8 years.
38	Developing a Comprehensive Future Care Model by Diagnosis
	Catherine Elaine Whelchel, RN, CNAA-BC, BSN, MHSA, and Teresa McCasky, RN-BC, MBA
	Undertaking a major clinical care delivery study can be daunting, especially the first attempt, so this article reviews the process necessary for success.
42	Implementing Programs of Nursing Research and Selecting Doctoral Nurse Leaders
	Molly M. McNett, RN, PhD, Jane Fusilero, RN, MSN, MBA, and Lorraine C. Mion, RN, PhD, FAAN
	Hospitals have used various structures to implement programs of nursing research to meet regulatory and accreditation requirements, and essential to this process is selecting doctoral nurse leaders who will assist nurse executives with creating active programs of nursing research.
48	Three Faces of Leadership Transitions: One Organization, Two People
	Phyllis Watson, PhD, RN, and Janet Fansler, RN, MS, CENP
	Effective transition of key nurse leaders is essential to uninterrupted organizational morale, spirit, and productivity and a uniquely personal experience for the leaders on both sides of the role transition.
8	Leader To Watch
	Rose Sherman, EdD, RN, CNAA
	Roxane Spitzer, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
Columns
4	Editorial
	A Time for Change
	Roxane Spitzer, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
6	Lessons Learned
	Leading in Times of Uncertainty
	Katherine Vestal, RN, PhD, FAAN, FACHE
54	The Coaching Forum
	Right Sizing: Honing Our Own Leadership Presence
	Catherine Robinson-Walker, MBA, MCC