Lamp light on leadership: clinical leadership and Florence Nightingale
Aims. The purpose of the present study was to use the example of Florence Nightingales nursing experience to highlight the differences between nursing leadership and clinical leadership with a focus on Miss Nightingales clinical leadership attributes. Background 2010 marks the centenary of the death...
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| description | Aims. The purpose of the present study was to use the example of Florence Nightingales nursing experience to highlight the differences between nursing leadership and clinical leadership with a focus on Miss Nightingales clinical leadership attributes. Background 2010 marks the centenary of the death of Florence Nightingale. As this significant date approaches this paper reflects on her contribution to nursing in relation to more recent insights into clinical leadership. Evaluation Literature has been used to explore issues related to nursing leadership, clinical leadership and the life and characteristics of Florence Nightingale. Key issues. There are a few parts of Florences character which fit the profile of a clinical leader. However, Miss Nightingale was not a clinical leader she was a powerful and successful role model for the academic, political and managerial domains of nursing. Conclusion. There are other ways to lead and other types of leaders and leadership that nursing and the health service needs to foster, discover and recognize. Implications for nursing management Clinical leaders should be celebrated andrecognized in their own right. Both clinical leaders and nursing leaders are important and need to work collaboratively to enhance patient care and to positively enhance the profession of nursing. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-220862017-09-13T15:59:54Z Lamp light on leadership: clinical leadership and Florence Nightingale Stanley, David Sherratt, Amanda nursing - leadership Florence Nightingale congruent leadership clinical leadership Aims. The purpose of the present study was to use the example of Florence Nightingales nursing experience to highlight the differences between nursing leadership and clinical leadership with a focus on Miss Nightingales clinical leadership attributes. Background 2010 marks the centenary of the death of Florence Nightingale. As this significant date approaches this paper reflects on her contribution to nursing in relation to more recent insights into clinical leadership. Evaluation Literature has been used to explore issues related to nursing leadership, clinical leadership and the life and characteristics of Florence Nightingale. Key issues. There are a few parts of Florences character which fit the profile of a clinical leader. However, Miss Nightingale was not a clinical leader she was a powerful and successful role model for the academic, political and managerial domains of nursing. Conclusion. There are other ways to lead and other types of leaders and leadership that nursing and the health service needs to foster, discover and recognize. Implications for nursing management Clinical leaders should be celebrated andrecognized in their own right. Both clinical leaders and nursing leaders are important and need to work collaboratively to enhance patient care and to positively enhance the profession of nursing. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22086 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01051.x Blackwell Publishing restricted |
| spellingShingle | nursing - leadership Florence Nightingale congruent leadership clinical leadership Stanley, David Sherratt, Amanda Lamp light on leadership: clinical leadership and Florence Nightingale |
| title | Lamp light on leadership: clinical leadership and Florence Nightingale |
| title_full | Lamp light on leadership: clinical leadership and Florence Nightingale |
| title_fullStr | Lamp light on leadership: clinical leadership and Florence Nightingale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lamp light on leadership: clinical leadership and Florence Nightingale |
| title_short | Lamp light on leadership: clinical leadership and Florence Nightingale |
| title_sort | lamp light on leadership: clinical leadership and florence nightingale |
| topic | nursing - leadership Florence Nightingale congruent leadership clinical leadership |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22086 |