.................................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study .................................................................................... 9 1.1 Situating the Study ................................................................................................................. 9 1.2 Background to the study: Nursing in the Australian aged care context. ...................... 10 1.3 The concern for a focus on clinical leadership ................................................................ 12 1.4 Situating the Researcher ..................................................................................................... 14 1.5 Structure of the dissertation ................................................................................................ 16 Chapter 2: The Literature Review....................................................................................... 18 2.