Clara Barton

and established the Army Nurse Corp. These nurses were selfless and volunteered to even put themselves in harms way to take care of the soldier. In 1881, the American Red Cross was started, all credited to a school teacher from New England, Clara Barton. Barton organized relief efforts to provide supplies to care for those injured or displaced in battle (Hood, 2014). This continues today with thousand of corporations, including the Red Cross, helping when there are…

Nursing Leadership When we think of nursing leaders, we think of Florence Nightingale, the mother of modern nursing, or Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. These nurses exhibited critical nursing leadership and management skills. Nursing leadership and management are not the same. In leadership, the nurse leader propels others to meet goals and does not have to be in a position of authority (Kelly, 2012). A nurse manager is in a position of authority and is focused on…

American Red Cross Origin and Purpose In 1863, Switzerland adopted the International Red Cross (Rosenberg, n.d., para, 2). Going off of that idea, Clara Barton, a military nurse of the Civil War, founded the American Red Cross (ARC) in 1881, originally named American Association of the Red Cross (Rosenberg, n.d., para. 1). ARC is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization (Bancuk, n.d., para 1). “The American Red Cross jumped into its first disaster relief operation when they responded…

phone right now. As lovers of travel and meeting others, one can probably find them somewhere in Europe or maybe the United States. Most likely, Helen probably has some sort of exciting meeting with the Queen of England, Alexander Graham Bell, or Clara Barton. Anyway, please leave a name and number after the beep. Also, if the person on the other end possesses the name of “Mark Twain”, please no cursing.” Strengths Although one would assume that Helen Keller’s physical disabilities encompass…

Are you mentally ill? According to NAMI, 43.8 million adults each year experience some kind of mental illness. Suicide is the second leading cause of death from people between the ages of 15-24. I’ve always been interested in helping people; the idea of people trusting me enough to let me take care of them is a thought I enjoy. Being a psychiatric nurse in California has been my goal since I was in eighth grade. Psychiatric nurses have to be mentally and physically strong, and I’m pumped to…

War are the many women that stepped up to the plate without being asked. Still today with little to no recognition women played a huge role in the civil war. The civil war also meant independence for woman also not only the African Americans. Clara Barton brought women out and wanted equality for all. She founded the American Red Cross and performed nurse duties during the Civil War. She was a teacher in a time when mostly men held that role, she was also one of the first women to work for the…

would make great nurses because of their knowledge of caring for sick family members and those who found employment as nurses were often on the frontlines of war. One notable, famously known for her medical participation in the war effort was, Clara Barton. She was the founder of the American Red Cross and National First Aid Association of…

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international conference that had 16 nations attend. At that conference they had decided to create the Red Cross to look into ideas dealing with the protection of sick and wounded soldiers during combat. Although the Red Cross had not started in America, Clara Barton was the one who had brought it to America. In the 1800s The Red Cross had started national blood donation service which is still active today. The Red Cross has affected America by responding to an average of 70,000 disasters…

In this paper I will be discussion the Red Cross in world war 1 what they are and what they do and who started it The American Red Cross was found by Clara Barton was a pioneering nurse She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and patent clerk. Barton is noteworthy for doing humanitarian work at a time when relatively few women worked outside the home she founded it in Washington D.C on May 21,1881 she lead the red cross for 23 years prior to the war the Red Cross…