Nursing leadership roles come in a variety of shapes, sizes and titles, and provide nurses with the ability to lead their fellow nurses through higher titles and responsibilities. Nursing leaders may work as managers and control nursing units within a large setting like a hospital. They may choose to work as care coordinators and help design and implement policies and treatments for patients. They may also choose to work as nursing directors and take charge of all the nurses in a particular medical facility. This role is typically a highly stressful one and requires a lot of responsibility within that chosen profession. Nursing leadership roles can require long hours and it may even be necessary to work after hours.

Where Nurse Leaders Work

Nursing leaders work at tasks like organizing nursing duties and responsibilities, educating nurses throughout extended training programs, designating codes and policies for nursing staff within a particular medical facility, creating schedules and maintaining their order among the nursing staff, and treating patients. Nursing leadership can be found at all nursing stations including hospitals, military settings, government positions, community and public health roles, private clinics, nursing homes, and anywhere else that nursing staff may require leadership and management.

Some of their most frequent job titles include the following:

• Assistant Director of Clinical Services
• Clinical Care Coordinator
• Director of Patient and Family Relations
• Regional Director of Clinical Services
• Director of ICU and Medical Surgical Services

Program Curriculum