The revised Initiating and Sustaining the Clinical Nurse Leader Role A Practical Guide,Second Edition focuses on the evolution of the CNL role and creating a greater inter-professional collaboration with the community as well as academic and clinical partners. The text emphasizes inter-professional collaboration, accountability care organizations, transitions in care, evidence-based practice, and improvement science. While this text is intended for introductory courses, it is also an appropriate resource to educate administrators about the CNL role and how to integrate it role into existing care delivery models. Key Highlights: Coverage of the CNL roles, values, and core competencies that align to the AACN’s whitepaper Emphasis on IOM Future of Nursing recommendations Case studies focused on project management, including planning, methodology, metrics, analysis and evaluation Data Management, measurement and analytics