All RNs are leaders4 and leadership is expressed in different ways throughout ones career and role, either formally or informally. In long term care, the RN is the leader of the nursing team. As leader, the RN is visible to clients, families, and others to plan, coordinate, problem solve, and provide direct care. The RN exemplifies the leader role through skilled communication and effective management of health care resources. The leader anticipates the future needs of clients and works toward preparing for them. As new and developing practices and strategies emerge, the leader helps the health care team navigate change to bring about quality health care. Nursing leadership is a key attribute to quality professional practice environments. RNs promote and support quality professional practice environments, which in turn promotes quality client outcomes (ARNNL and College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2013). The leader identifies opportunities for information and knowledge sharing and champion’s best practices and standards. RN leadership has a positive influence on integration of evidence into nursing practice (Gifford, Davies, Edwards, Griffin, and Lybanon, 2007). Enlightened leaders encourage evidence informed practices. As leader the RN identifies, plans, implements and evaluates service delivery models, which is integral to the provision of quality in long term care.