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The article offers recommendations from the literature on the importance of worksite lactation services and a proposal for how a model worksite lactation service might be created. Establishing a lactation program within an organization is an exciting nursing intervention to help employees returning to work after maternity leave and in maintaining ideal nutrition for their infants. Net benefits for the organization include decreased absenteeism and fewer healthcare benefits claims can occur.

Objective: This study describes the transformational leadership (TL) practices of nurse leaders in professional nursing associations (PNAs)., Background: Professional nursing associations are vehicles to provide educational opportunities for nurses as well as leadership opportunities for members. Little has been published about the leadership practices of PNA members., Method: E-mail surveys of 448 nurse leaders in PNAs were conducted in 2013 using the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI)., Results: The top 2 TL practices of these nurse leaders were enabling others to act and encouraging the heart. Respondents with more leadership training reported higher TL practices., Conclusion: This is the 1st study to describe TL practices of nurse leaders in PNAs. Results of this study show that nurse leaders of PNAs emulate practices of TL. Transformational leaders can mobilize and direct association members in reaching shared values, objectives, and outcomes. Understanding TL practices of nurse leaders in PNAs are important to the future of nursing in order to enable nurses to lead change and advance health through these organizations.