Coaching, preceptoring, and mentoring charge nurse leaders throughout their orientation and development will facilitate their engagement through learning activities and growing competencies.

But if you really want to sustain leadership development, then you will need to offer additional courses for your charge nurses to attend during their orientation period.

Although these leaders replace the charge nurse role to provide continuous 24/7 on-the-unit leadership, expectations of this role far exceed that of a charge nurse.

Eastern University will launch a new Direct-Entry Master of Science in Nursing, starting in Fall 2026. This program prepares students with non-nursing ...