Nursing director has core accountabilities for the following: (a) safety, quality, and risk; (b) patient and population health advocacy; (c) clinical care delivery and optimal patient outcomes; (d) healthy work environment; (e) strategic, financial, and human resource management; (f) legal and regulatory compliance; (g) networking, partnering, and collaboration; and (h) accountability/advocacy for their Associates. Nursing director, at this level of influence, has line authority over a service line or multiple units that have registered nurses working who deliver nursing care in inpatient, hospital outpatient departments, or ambulatory care settings.