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From managing nurses to serving nurses: The case for transfusing nursing management with servant leadership during the global COVID-19 pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2021

William P. Jimenez*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University
Seterra D. Burleson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University
Matthew J. Haugh
Affiliation:
Henry Ford Health System
*
*Corresponding author. Email: wil.p.jimenez@gmail.com

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Footnotes

The views expressed in this commentary are those of the authors, and they do not necessarily reflect the views of Henry Ford Health System. We have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

The authors would like to thank Mariluz G. Jimenez, RN for her helpful comments during the development of this paper.

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