Time Is Right for Nurse Practitioners to be Leaders

In a January 2011, Journal of Nurse Practitioners editorial, Marilyn W. Edmunds, PhD, NP, writes that nurse practitioners now have increasing opportunities to move into policy-making roles. Edmunds says that by positioning themselves in such roles, NPs are able to help effect change that will be more beneficial to not only NPs, but to all health care providers. Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior advisor to RWJF for Nursing and CCNA’s Andrea Brassard, RN, DNSc, MPH, FNP, are mentioned in the article as exemplars of nursing leadership. Read more.