Claire Betker is a Canadian based registered nurse who believes and aspires in providing a chance of promoting quality and affordable healthcare globally and to the Canadians in particular. She also believes in empowering the family unit in the community as it is the fundamental stage of making the difference to the universe and a way of transforming lives as well (CNA, 2017a). Further, when it comes to nourishing individual’s health care system, she believes that everyone is a leader for it is through their collective voice, support, and actions that help in establishing a society where everyone has an opportunity of leading a healthy life (CNA, 2017a). This article will discuss and describe the leadership qualities of Claire Betker.
Betker is a Canadian Nurses Association certified member, a community health nurse, and she was recently the community health nurses president in Canada (CNA, 2017b). Further, she has a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the University of Manitoba and a Master’s degree from the University of Calgary (CNA, 2017b). Currently, she is pursuing a PhD, with leadership and health equity being as her greatest drive. She is also the CNA president elect through the majority cast voice (ARNM, 2016). As Nemerowicz & Rossi (2014) observed, great leaders usually go out of their way to improve their leadership skills through further learning.
Throughout her career as a certified nurse, Betker has in many ways proven to be a one of a kind leader in the health care sector. In addition, she has resourcefully influenced the health care system by advocating, enhancing, promoting, and innovating progressive ideas in her field as a specialist. Concisely, Betker nursing career kicked off in the rural part of Canada at a single nurse health care facility serving the vast rural community (CNA, 2017a). Later on, in the years, she worked in home care, public health, and primary health care in diverse settings and location. Notably, through that set of the journey in her career, she positively influenced, transformed as well as saving many lives in the various communities.
Besides, Claire has always been an active and an innovative leader, who comes up with progressive ideas that would in turn influence the health care system positively. While in the public health care agency, for instance, she leads to the establishment and development of inter-professional experiences (CNA, 2017a). Moreover, being the current director of health equity, as well as the interim public health executive director at Manitoba, Betker has subsequently steered the establishment of inter-sectorial policy, programs, and standards.
Typically, Betker’s leadership style is collaborative-based, comprehensive, respectful, and strength oriented. Outstandingly, these factors have granted her the desired honor as a leader and a speaker. Through her desire for health impartiality and improved health care system, Canada has significantly transformed to be a dynamic and a strong nation (CNA, 2017b). Interestingly, this has been achieved through her efforts in mobilizing her fellow nurses in joining the related nursing association, for instance, Canadian Nurses Association (CNA). Remarkably, joining the respective group’s acts as the only way of ensuring that their voice and demands are heard. Betker also believes that through the professional associations at the native, jurisdictional, and at the national level grants a chance to the nurses in advancing and improving their delivery mode.
Betkers nurse’s empowerment programs have influenced the promotion of individual’s health, communities, families, and the community in general (Diem & Moyer, 2005). Further, it has helped in the realization of an environment that is health friendly (Diem & Moyer, 2005). Remarkably, through her programs, Betker’s practice of community nursing has been able to combine the theoretical part of their study, public health science, knowledge, and social science into the primary care.
In conclusion, Claire Betker can be termed as a leader who majorly focuses on the well-being of the society and most importantly their modes of receiving health care services. Besides, Claire also seeks in empowering her fellow nurses through the steered initiatives. Through her strength-based and collaborative initiatives, she has positively transformed the Canadian health care system, which in turn creates a suitable environment for the citizens.
References
ARNM. (2017). Manitoba's Claire Betker Voted CNA President-Elect. Arnm.ca. Retrieved 23 January 2017, from https://arnm.ca/ARNM/News/News%20Tags/Manitoba's%20Claire%20Betker%20Voted%20CNA%20President-Elect.aspx
Diem, E. & Moyer, A. (2005). Community health nursing projects (1st Ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
CAN, (2017a). Claire Betker. Cna-aiic.ca. Retrieved 21 January 2017, from https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/on-the-issues/better-health/primary-health-care/leadership-iprimary-health-care-series/leaders-respond-to-phc-series/claire-betker
CNA, (2017b). Claire Betker. Cna-aiic.ca. Retrieved 21 January 2017, from https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/about-cna/our-leadership/board-of-directors/claire-betker
Nemerowicz, G. & Rossi, E. (2014). Education for Leadership and Social Responsibility. New York, Routledge: Taylor and Francis
