Nurse Leader
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 37-41 , February 2010

The Case for Clinical Nurse Leaders: Guiding Nursing Practice into the 21st Century

  • Tim Porter-O'Grady, DM, EdD, APRN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Tim Porter-O'Grady, DM, EdD, APRN, FAAN, is the senior partner of Tim Porter-O'Grady Associates
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  • Joan Shinkus Clark, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Joan Shinkus Clark, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN, is the system CNO for Texas Health Resources
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  • Marjorie S. Wiggins, DNP (c), MBA, RN, NEA-BC

      Affiliations

    • Marjorie S. Wiggins, DNP (c), MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is the CNO for Maine Medical Center

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doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2009.11.002

Nurse Leader
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 37-41 , February 2010