1.6.4 Leadership

As change agents, APNs seek effective new ways to practice and improve care including:

• Demonstrate self-awareness, participate in professional development
• Exhibit behaviour and character aligned with ethical values
• Evaluate programs in the community & organization & develop innovative approaches to complex issues
• Apply theories and principles of both project & change management
• Develop a vision for nursing practice
• Influence & contribute to organization & health care systems vision & implement approaches to support
• Identify problems & initiate change to address clinical, organizational or system level challenges
• Advise clients, community, organizations, policy makers & stakeholders on nursing/health care issues
• Advocate for APNs to enhance access to health care
• Promote APN roles through involvement in academic, professional associations & interest groups^[1]