Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2025, 16(2):2145-2146 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0004

Do we build effective leadership skills in the nursing profession?

Mária Sováriová Soósová
Associate Professor, Pavol Jozef ©afárik University in Koąice, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing Care, Slovakia

Received: February 10, 2025; Accepted: February 11, 2025; Published: June 5, 2025  Show citation

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Sováriová Soósová M. Do we build effective leadership skills in the nursing profession? Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery. 2025;16(2):2145-2146. doi: 10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0004.
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