This introduction discusses the results of a survey of Italian nurses’ views of their work performance and correlates those perceptions with their reported age, gender, and years of nursing work experiences, considering nursing leadership theory based on caring science and quantum leadership. Implications for nurse managers at the site of care are provided.
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