This paper examines clinical leadership in the following past studies; (1) “Clinical Leadership in Mental Health Nursing: The Importance of a Calm and Confident Approach” (Ennis, Happell & Reid, 2015). (2) Gaps in governance: protective mechanisms used by nurse leaders when policy and practice are misaligned” (Knight, Kenny & Endacott, 2015). (3) “Developing and evaluating clinical leadership interventions for frontline healthcare providers: a review of the literature e” (Mianda & Voce, 2018). (4) “Clinical Leadership and the Changing Governance of Public Hospitals: Implications for Patient Experience” (Veronesi, Kirkpatrick & Altanlar, 2015).