Includes bibliographical references and index

The CNL : past, present, and future -- The CNL : a catalyst for advancing nursing -- Building and sustaining academic, clinical, and community partnerships -- Creating a business case for the CNL role -- Spreading the CNL initiative : an interprofessional microsystems approach -- Effective communication and team collaboration -- The CNL and nurse manager : collaborating and coordinating within the microsystems -- Preparing preceptors for CNL immersions -- CNL advisory councils -- Creating a value-driven approach to care in a high reliable organization -- Quality care and risk management -- Analyzing and managing data : the CNL role -- Role of informatics and decision support in advancing CNL practice -- Improvement science and team science : links to innovation, efficiency and safety -- Using evidence to guide CNL practice outcomes -- From change to transformation : evidence-based practice in action -- Community resource awareness and networking through advocacy -- The CNL role in health promotion and disease prevention -- The clinical nurse leader transforming acute, specialty, long-term care, and community delivery models -- Creative and meaningful clinical immersions -- Toward achieving desired outcomes : the CNL residency program -- Clinical nurse leadership : creating the vision