Leadership Qualities of Clarissa Harlowe Barton: Nursing Report

This report provides an in-depth analysis of nursing leadership, examining the influence of Clarissa Harlowe Barton and the American Red Cross. It explores the qualities of effective leadership, such as commitment, decision-making, integrity, and empathy. The report highlights Barton's pioneering work and her role in establishing the American Red Cross, emphasizing her bravery and persistence. It discusses transformational leadership and its impact on patient satisfaction, quality of life, and self-esteem, as well as the benefits to clients. The report also provides a concise overview of the American Red Cross's history and its mission to provide assistance in times of emergency and disaster. Finally, the report concludes with the importance of transformational leadership in the field of nursing, highlighting its influence on improving patient care and organizational efficiency. This report is an invaluable resource for students and professionals interested in nursing leadership and healthcare management.

Nursing Leadership

Leadership
The potential to influence the behavior of people is
known as leadership. The potential to improve quality
of care and participation in health care is known as
nursing leadership.
Qualities of leadership are:
• Commitment
• Decision making
• Integrity and honesty
• Accountability
• Empowerment
• Empathy

Clara Barton
A pioneering American nurse and founder of
American Red Cross, Clarissa Harlowe
Barton is my preceptor. Her humanitarian
work and civil rights advocacy makes her
one of the eminent leaders. Few leadership
qualities for which she is my preceptor are:
• Authoritarianism
• Bravery
• Persistence
• Negotiator
• Powerful politician
• American Legend
• Determination

Transformation Leadership
The hard work and bravery of Clarissa Harlowe
Barton, immensely inspire, motivates and
encourage us (Avolio and Yammarino, 2013).
The way she showed bravery in the battlefield of
Civil War. Her persistence quality of not leaving
the battle field and achieving her goal is truly
inspirational. Also how she self-taught nursing
shows her dedication towards career.

American Red Cross
• Humanitarian organization (Egan and
Pravongviengkham, 2016)
• Supports and supplies assistance to emergency, disaster
preparedness education and relief, blood services, training
services, international services and services to armed
force in United States of America (Quan et al., 2015)
• Founded by Clarissa Harlowe Barton, in Washington
D.C., in 1881
• Served as president till 1904

Outcome
• High patient satisfaction:
With the help of transformational leadership qualities one will be able
to provide efficient medications, thus patients will be satisfied
effectively.
• Improved quality of life
With proper guidance of leadership qualities one will effectively
guide patients to improved treatments, thus quality of life will be
improved.
• High self esteem patient
Patients receiving excellent treatment and medication services will be
treated expertly and methodically, and will have increased dignity
towards life.

Impact on Client
Inspired and influenced by Transformational leaders
like Clarissa Harlowe Barton, will help one to change
their cognitive values and systems, to motivate their
followers, to spend time with their followers, to
increase absorptive capability, to focus on
organizational learning, to increase performance
quality, to widen the knowledge sack, to apply
effective tacitness, to increase the number and size of
followers and in innovation. Thereby helping the
client effectively and efficiently.

Goal
• To improve patient care
• To provide excellent and efficient services
• To apply effective medication
• To assist patients in every possible way
• To conclude with other organizations for
advancement
• To increase efficiency of teamwork

Conclusion
With the help of transformational leadership qualities
one will be able to provide effective care and
treatment, which will help in improving the quality of
life and also help in the development of efficient and
accurate medications and treatments, which will assist
in the advancement of the organization and its
officials. Further, the leadership qualities of Clarissa
Harlowe Barton has immense inspiring effects and her
works has truly motivated us to become a powerful
organization with efficient leadership qualities.

References
Avolio, B. J., & Yammarino, F. J. (Eds.). (2013).
Transformational and charismatic leadership: The road ahead.
Emerald Group Publishing.
Egan, T. B., & Pravongviengkham, T. (2016). American Red
Cross: a history and analysis. Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey United States.
Quan, L., Ramos, W., Harvey, C., Kublick, L., Langendorfer, S.,
Lees, T. A., ... & Wernicki, P. (2015). Toward defining water
competency: an American red cross definition. International
Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 9(1), 3.