Charge nurses play a key role in providing leadership at
the point of care on their units. Developing the skills to effectively
supervise and delegate, communicate, resolve conflict
and build strong team synergy are important success factors.
The charge nurse role can be compared to air traffic
controllers in the aviation industry. On today’s busy and often
chaotic patient care units, patients, staff and interdisciplinary
team members rely heavily on charge nurses for their
guidance and direction. Rising to meet this leadership challenge
can provide enormous professional satisfaction and a
tremendous leadership growth experience