e-Journal of Organizational Learning and Leadership
Abstract
Vocationally educated Licensed Practical Nurses are seldom viewed as potential leaders in
health care organizations. And yet, transformational leadership practices were evident as
Licensed Practical Nurses graduated from a Bachelor of Nursing program and transitioned
towards a new role. This article, framed from Kouzes and Posner’s (2007) model of
transformational leadership, presents two key themes illustrating how these nurses changed and
grew as a result of their university education. First, Post LPN to BN nurses identified a changed
awareness of the implications of their new role as they neared program completion. Second,
following graduation, they developed confidence and a vision of the nursing profession as a
result of upgrading their nursing credentials
