The Application of Transformational Leadership in Nursing

Abstract

Facilitating the application of transformational leadership to prelicensure nursing students in academia supports the transition of those learnt attributes to the clinical arena. The future of the next generation of nurse leaders is safe. This paper demonstrates the process of applying the concepts of transformational leadership in prelicensure nursing students in a classroom setting. The concepts of transformational leadership are exemplified using real-life examples. The aim of this paper is to illustrate how transformational leadership is enacted in the classroom setting and can empower the developing and evolving prelicensure nursing student in the practice arena.