Today’s nurse leaders are expected to help control costs, while also keeping pace with a rapidly changing environment where patient safety, quality and customer satisfaction are number one. Nurse leaders experience this internal tug of war more than any other member of theleadership team.

NEW!  "Be a nurse - be a teacher - you can be both!" The next Clinical Faculty Development Program will be offered in June 2008. Deadline for applications is April 30.  Graduates are qualified as clinical faculty for ADN and BSN clinical roles in five Bay Area counties.  Program Details and Application (PDF)

Foundation for Leadership Excellence This unique five day leadership intensive will be available November 3-7 and is sponsored by the California Center for Nurse Leadership, a joint venture of the Association of California Nurse Leaders and CINHC.  More than 900 emerging nurse leaders have participated in this program over the past five years. Registration information and brochure.

CINHC has partnered with the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) to organize The California Center for Nurse Leadership.  The Center sponsors programs, such as those below, to help nurses gain the skills needed to be successful leaders.

NEW!  Advanced Leadership Excellence  - The 2008 schedule of classes, sponsored by ACNL and CINHC, is now available.  Ten courses are being offered between May and October . Brochure