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Mallory Bejster1, Natalie Pool, Lois Lopez
1Author Affiliations: College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Bejster); School of Nursing, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado (Dr Pool); Chamberlain University, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Lopez); College of Nursing, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama (Dr Foster); Cummings School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts (Dr Ochs); Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia (Dr Sailsman); School of Nursing, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California (Dr Taha); School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York City, New York (Dr Graham-Perel); College of Nursing (Dr Frazer), and College of Management and Human Potential (Dr Land), Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Background:
This article emphasizes the need for enhanced leadership development across all levels of nursing education, particularly focusing on social change and health equity.
Problem:
While leadership is a core nursing competency, many programs offer limited or late-stage preparation.
Approach:
We review current approaches to leadership development and advocate for embedding leveled competencies throughout nursing curricula using the Social Action, Leadership, and Transformation (SALT) model as a framework to cultivate empathy, critical consciousness, justice, and community engagement. The SALT model supports the development of nurses capable of leading transformative changes in health care systems. It aligns with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials and other established frameworks.
Conclusions:
By incorporating the SALT model, nursing programs can better prepare graduates to address systemic health inequities and promote social change. The article calls on nurse educators to adopt this model to ensure leadership education is purposeful, equitable, and action-oriented.
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