Riding the waves of change: Teaching nurse leaders to surf.

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.