Reflections on Transformational Leadership

Abstract

As the health care field moves into the 21st century, the discipline is moving into new forms of service and leadership. This article presents a view of Nightingale as a transformational leader from the vantage point of personality and from inspired commitment to social action. Values, beliefs, and the changing roles of nursing leadership in creation of new order are examined along with skills and capacities necessary to accomplish the task at hand.