Nursing and Leadership Necessities

Leadership is defined as the sum of the knowledge and skills to gather a group of people around specific goals and mobilize them to achieve these goals. When the development of leadership in the nursing profession is evaluated, it is seen that it is progressing in parallel with the social events and changes in the health system. The nurse's leadership role is an important component of the profession in the development of the profession and in providing strong healthcare service to the community. There is a leadership role wherever the nursing profession is applied. The aim of this review is to discuss the leadership role and necessities of nurses in the changing health system in today's world where changes occur in every field such as social, economic, and political, and in the solution of health problems caused by these changes.