Mario Desmedt lives and breathes - for more than 20 years now - the frontline of care and health care development as a chief nurse officer (CNO) or chief executive nurse officer (CeNO) in regional, cantonal and university settings. He is proud to be a nurse. He is currently serving as the CNO of the Foundation Asile des Aveugles, a health care network - in Lausanne, Switzerland. As a longtime lecturer in Swiss universities, member of research -and experts groups on quality and safety of care, and with a doctor in nursing practice from Duke University (North Carolina, USA), he reveals his anima to contribute to bridge the gap between research and practice; to let nurses nurse, and to design work environments producing more care than they consume healthcare workers. He is the president of Swiss Nurse Leaders, the leading Swiss Association for leadership and management in nursing and health care.