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    Lamp light on leadership: clinical leadership and Florence Nightingale

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    Authors
    Stanley, David
    Sherratt, Amanda
    Date
    2010
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Stanley, David and Sherratt, Amanda. 2010. Lamp light on leadership: clinical leadership and Florence Nightingale. Journal of Nursing Management. 18 (2): pp. 115-121.
    Source Title
    Journal of Nursing Management
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01051.x
    ISSN
    0966-0429
    Faculty
    School of Nursing and Midwifery
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22086
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    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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