Two palliative care pioneers share their essential qualities for nurse leadership

Two palliative care pioneers share their essential qualities for nurse leadership
ehospice; 4/22/25
“Four thousand miles apart, and prior to the establishment of the launch of the Global Palliative Nursing Network (GPNN), living very separate, parallel lives, Yangden Paki and Halima Ibrahim share many of the key qualities required to enable them as nurses to introduce, establish and grow palliative care provision in their respective countries – Bhutan and Sudan.

• “The single most important quality you need to lead as a nurse is courage. Because of my personal experience people thought I would be resilient and a good agent for change. You certainly do need to be able to bounce back from the challenges you encounter and be open to embracing change.” Dr. Yangden Paki
• “You must also be an initiator and never be afraid because if you don’t start anything you wont ever do anything.” Halima Ibrahim Ali