In order to tackle with the growing pressure on the healthcare system in Hong Kong, it is important for all nurse leaders to develop leadership competencies and build up high performing teams regardless of their level of responsibilities and working background. From 9th to 20th October 2017, a group of six nurses attended the clinical observational training in leadership organized by The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, United State. This was the first time to involve a group of nurses from different positions and working background participating in an overseas leadership training program. The Johns Hopkins Hospital is the first Magnet Hospital recognized by American Nurses Credentialing Center for its excellence in nursing care. During this 2-week training, we were arranged to visit different clinical areas including Department of Medicine, Perioperative Services and Preoperative Evaluation Center, Comprehensive Transplant Unit, Adult Emergency Department and Pediatric Emergency Department. Besides, we also attended 3-day Nursing Leadership Academy and one-day Patient Safety Summit. Although the healthcare system in United State is different from Hong Kong, we are now facing similar challenges such as increasing demand for healthcare service and insufficient nursing manpower. Through this overseas visit, we had the opportunity to meet many experienced nursing leaders in The Johns Hopkins Hospital and learned how to engage staff, create high performing teams, promote evidence-based practice, and manage transition and conflicts effectively. As a team, we not only shared the visit journey in various clinical areas in The Johns Hopkins Hospital with each other, but also had fruitful discussion about the challenges we are facing in our own clinical settings from different perspectives. And as a novice at leadership, I cherished what I have learnt from the visit and all groupmates.
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