Stage II. Creating the Guiding Coalition


  1. Putting together a group with enough power to lead the change

  2. Getting the group to work together as a team

  3. Establishing academic-practice partnerships

  4. Identifying outcomes-end points as targets of success

  5. Suggested Reference

    1. Implementation Task Force

      1. Curriculum guide

      2. CNL End of Program Competencies & Required Clinical Experiences

    2. University and Practice site partnership executive steering committees

    3. Articles

      1. AACN. (2002). Hallmarks of the Professional Nurse Practice Environment.

      2. Begun, J.W., Tornabeni, J., & White, K.R. (2006). Opportunities for improving patient care through lateral integration: The clinical nurse leader. Journal of Health Care Management, 51(1), 19-25.

      3. Drenkard, K., Cohen, E. (2004). Clinical Nurse Leader: Moving Toward the Future. Journal of Nursing Administration (34).

      4. Hansten, R. (2001). Outcomes-Based Care Delivery. AJN. February.

      5. Gabuat J., Hilton, N., Kinnaird, L.S., & Sherman, R.O. (2008). Implementing the clinical nurse leader role in a for-profit environment: a case study. Journal of Nursing Administration, 38(6), 302-307.

      6. Gibson, S.R. (2006). Clinical nurse leader- the value to an organization: Perspective from nurse administrators. Virginia Nurses Today. 13, 16.

      7. Mancher, T. (2001). A better model by design…and it works. Nursing Management.

      8. Ritter-Teitel, J. (2002). The Impact of Restructuring on Professional Nursing Practice. Journal of Nursing Administration (32).

      9. Stanley, J.M., Hoiting, T., Burton, D., Harris, J., & Norman, L. (2007). Implementing innovation through education-practice partnerships. Nursing Outlook, 55, 67-73.

      10. Tornabeni, Jolene (2006). Clinical Nurse Leader Evolution of a Revolution. Journal of Nursing Administration (36),1, pp 3-6.

      11. Tornabeni, J., Stanhope, M., & Wiggins, M. (2006). The CNL Vision. Journal of Nursing Administration, 36, 3, 103-108.

    4. Presentations

      1. Stanley, J., & Tornabeni, J. (2004). Changing the Face of Nursing: Education and Practice Partnership Model.
      2. Tornabeni, J. (2006). Update on the Clinical Nurse Leader

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