Leadership Science in Nursing: Creating New Solutions for New Challenges

Cynthia Thornton Bacon1, K David Bailey, Laura Caramanica

  • 1Author Affiliations: Associate Professor (Dr Bacon), University of North Carolina Greensboro School of Nursing, Greensboro; Chief Nursing Officer (Dr Bailey), UCLA Health-Santa Monica, California; Professor (Dr Caramanica), University of West Georgia, Carrollton; Faculty (Dr Losty), Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Leadership Program Director & Assistant Professor (Dr Nelson-Brantley), University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City; Director of Patient Care/Professor (Dr Prestia), Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton; Assistant Professor (Dr Snow), UTHealth Science Center Cizik School of Nursing, Houston, Texas; and Assistant Professor (Dr Wahl), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.

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