At BWH, we believe every nurse is a leader. Every day, clinical nurses are presented with opportunities to provide leadership by influencing care and the human experience. This clinical leadership is authoritative in its clinical knowledge and wisdom, skillful in its comportment, and compelled by the conviction to act responsibly on behalf of patients and their families. We continue to better understand the supports and conditions needed for nurses to act courageously and to develop the skills to lead others on the patients’ behalf. Our committee structure provides forums at the departmental and local levels where nurses, managers and educators sit together to shape technologies, policies and procedures and share in decisions that impact patient care and their practice.