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The article discusses lessons that a nurse leader can learn from the water sport of surfing. Topics covered include the importance of physical and mental fitness for both nurse leaders and surfers, their need to be setting- and operation-sensitive, to study, plan and execute actions with working equipment, and to be prepared for likely eventualities as change is inevitable. Also noted is the common value of enjoying one's self in the middle of the task at hand.

The article describes ABILITY, or Affirmative framework, Boundary clarity, Inspiration, Listening, Initiative, Thinking and You, a set of organized strategies that promote personal and team joy based on the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Emotional Mastery curricula. Topics covered include the rate of how nurses leave the profession, the rationale for ABILITY and the ABILITY tools, including the affirmative framework, the boundary clarity tools and the inspiration tools.

Discusses Theory M, a nursing model developed by the Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center for the US Department of Health. Theory M's focus on the restructuring of nursing roles, changing staffing pattern and improving the work environment; Implementation of Theory M; Need for further study to isolate the different features of Theory M.