IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NURSING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE AT THE UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Abstract

Leadership, understood as the ability to positively influence and drive a group towards common goals, making
them part of and getting them involved in the process, is an aspect that can be developed through experience and professional training. Several studies show the importance of leadership in the achievement of healthrelated goals. Those who are in charge of a team that is in the first line of care provision for people, family,
community and territories, should be leaders. Exercising leadership among nurses poses great challenges.
Moreover, structural and personal obstacles have been detected in Chile. The objective of this article is to present the usefulness of implementing an Evidence-Based Nursing Guide to contribute to the development of leadership competencies among future nursing professionals.