Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Introduction: Introducing the clinical nurse leader: past, present and future -- The clinical nurse leader: a catalyst for advancing nursing -- Academic, clinical and community partnerships: Building and sustaining academic, clinical and community partnerships -- Creating a business case for the clinical nurse leader role -- Spreading the CNL initiative -- Effective communication and team collaboration -- The nurse manager and the clinical nurse leader: delineating roles, competencies and responsibilities --Preparing preceptors for CNL immersions -- The clinical nurse leader advisory council: an opportunity for partnership and synergy -- Achieving a high-reliability organization: Creating a value-driven approach to care in a high-reliability organization -- Quality care and risk management -- Analyzing and managing data: the clinical nurse leader's role -- The role of informatics and decision support in advancing clinical nurse leader practice -- Using evidence to guide CNL practice outcomes -- Engaging in evidence-based practice to guide clinical nurse leader practice outcomes -- From change to transformation : evidence-base practice in action -- Improvement science and team science: links to innovation, effectiveness and safety -- Health promotion and disease prevention: essentials for CNL: Community resource awareness and networking through advocacy -- Promoting health and preventing illness -- The clinical nurse leader: transforming nursing care in acute care, ambulatory and long-term care settings -- Foundations for CNL success: Creative and meaningful clinical immersions -- Toward achieving desired outcomes: the clinical nurse leader's transition to practice -- Clinical nurse leadership: creating the vision --