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Save the Date for the Nurse Faculty/Nurse Executive Summit The 2009 Nurse Faculty/Nurse Executive Summit will be held December 3-5 at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona. |
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The Forum on Healthcare Leadership is the premier national conference targeted to nurse executives, nurse managers, and other nurse leaders sponsored by Cross Country University and Nursing Economic$, the Journal for Health Care Leaders. The forum will be held August 20-25, 2010 in Washington, DC. |

Nursing on the Right Side: Why Nurses Must Step to the Right (of Our Left Brains)
IN THIS AGE of evidence-based management and evidencebased nursing, I was delighted to learn from neuroanatomist and author, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, what happens when a massive stroke occurs in the left side of the brain.
Leadership and Artful Persuasion
After an historic victory, President Obama has already demonstrated how effective leadership and artful persuasion can win the day. For nurse executives and nurse managers, presidential lessons in persuasion can prove fruitful. In times of crisis and fear, leaders need to maintain a compelling image of strength to be effective. Now, with the recession touching health care organizations and nurses’ lives more directly, it’s time for decisive action, and nurses have an integral role in fixing the economics of health care.