Question

Please make your answer no fewer than 4 full sentences but no longer than 10 sentences.

Long, run-on sentences will be considered as multiple sentences. Be clear and concise.

1. What are the characteristics of an effective leader? Give an example of an effective leader you know, and explain why and how s(he) is effective.

Answer 1

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Answer:

Great leaders consistently possess these 10 core leadership skills and characteristics:

• Integrity
• Ability to delegate
• Communication
• Self-awareness
• Gratitude
• Learning agility
• Influence
• Empathy
• Courage
• Respect

9 Essential Qualities of Nurse Leadership:

1. Emotional Intelligence

2. Integrity

3. Critical Thinking

4. Dedication to Excellence

5. Communication Skills

6. Professional Socialization

7. Respect

8. Mentorship

9. Professionalism

Florence Nightingale, the original Nurse Leader

• Nightingale obtained what minimal education was available at that time and, in 1853, assumed her first role as a nurse in London as the superintendent of the Institution for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen.
• Within a year of assuming this position, she was approached by the British Secretary of War to take command of a group of women who were going to Scutari in Turkey to care for sick and wounded soldiers serving in the Crimean War (Carroll, 1992).
• As a result of her interventions, the morbidity and mortality rate of the soldiers in her care improved. She was a brilliant statistician who gathered and analyzed data to conduct what is arguably the first significant nursing research.
• Nightingale used her findings to teach the nurses under her supervision how to provide better care for patients and how to measure success based on patient outcomes.
• After returning home to England after the war, Nightingale used what she had learned through her research to establish hospital-based training schools for nurses. These schools had both education and moral standards that helped to enhance the reputation of nursing as well as those women who fulfilled the role of nurse.
• Throughout her life, Nightingale continued to observe, gather data, and analyze findings to improve the education and training of nurses. Her innovations were implemented throughout the British Empire and, in conjunction with the work of nurse leaders in America, in the United States.
• Basic standards of rest, cleanliness, nutrition, and environmental comfort implemented first in wartime and then in civilian healthcare settings, remain the foundation of healthcare to this day.