Fugart Woods implorse educators to prepare students to , lead where they land-practicing in hospitals or the community,wich infants or elders. ;19 she then goes onto describe the extension from student to clinical nurse leader.
She describes this leadership role as , one that provides and manages care at the point of care/contact with individuals and cohorts of populations,anticipates risk, advocates for patients, educates individuals and their families or the cohorts of patients, stewards the environment and human and material resources, and serves as a leader and as a member of health-care teams . The clinical nurse leader encompasses the roles of clinician, patient advocate, educator, information manager, syetems analyst, team manager, and member of a profession.