This episode will explore the evolution and application of the updated AONL Nurse Leader Core Competencies, developed through a rigorous taskforce process grounded in evidence and academic-practice partnership. Participants will gain insight into the taskforce’s formation, methodology, and alignment with AONL key strategic initiatives while engaging in practical strategies to integrate competencies into leadership development, performance evaluation, and mentorship frameworks.

The episode will also introduce the AACN Essentials Nursing Leadership Competency Model, highlighting the distinction between “Developing” and “Developed” behaviors and their relevance to diverse nurse leader roles. A hands-on exercise will bring the model to life, allowing attendees to map competencies to behaviors and evaluate their application across organizational contexts.

Discover how the Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) can empower you to take your nursing career to new heights by serving on boards. Join Cole Edmonson, DNP, RN, FAAN, FAONL, and Pam Rudisill, DNP, RN, FAAN, FAONL, as they share insights on board competencies, the importance of nurse representation, and practical tips for navigating board service. Don't miss out on this opportunity to transform your professional journey! Check out more resources at Nurses on Boards Coalition and start your board journey today.

Join Gary Gates, DNP, RN, MS, CNML as he explores how nurse leaders can inspire a culture of excellence by championing professional certification. In this episode, he shares how leading by example, addressing barriers such as time constraints and a lack of confidence, and creating meaningful recognition can motivate nurses to pursue continuous growth. Learn how organizational culture shapes commitment to certification and discover practical strategies to strengthen professional development, elevate leadership, and advance team excellence. 

Healthcare leaders have long operated under the assumption that being fully staffed means filling every full-time role, but today’s demand-driven environment requires a fundamentally different approach. Static staffing models, anchored primarily in full-time employees, often incur higher costs, reduce agility, and intensify burnout without guaranteeing quality care. 

In this episode, we delve into the essential strategies that hospitals can implement to improve nurse well-being, featuring Kristin Ray, Nursing Director at Children's Mercy, Kansas City. Explore effective techniques for addressing burnout and stress among nursing staff, and learn why leadership plays a critical role in promoting a healthier work environment. Tune in to grasp actionable insights that can change the trajectory of nursing practice for the better!

How do you turn around a culture—and inspire nurses to lead the way? In this episode, hear how executive nurse leaders and frontline nurses in a critical access hospital and ambulatory clinics partnered to build a professional governance model that reignited engagement, improved retention, and elevated quality outcomes. Discover how empowering nurses with autonomy and shared decision-making can create a thriving, just culture where everyone feels valued and heard.

Join South Dakota’s public health and healthcare leaders as they share how the Transition to Practice program is shaping the next generation of nurse leaders. This episode highlights how a structured leadership development framework is strengthening the state’s public health infrastructure empowering nurses to transition from frontline roles to managerial and leadership positions. Tune in for actionable insights and proven strategies to enhance workforce efficiency, leadership capacity, and the overall effectiveness of public health systems. Key takeaways: Cohort-based, facilitated development equips nurse leaders to confidently navigate complex care and public health priorities while building collaboration andpractical skills. Tactics include: Launch small, focused cohorts with protected learning time, tie development to key competencies and real-world scenarios, and encourage peercoaching and shared reflection to sustain learning. Learn more about bringing a cohort to your organization by connecting with Alysia Adams, DNP, Director of Education Partnerships at AONL.

This episode reveals the leadership themes and behaviors emerging from a national analysis of nurse leader interviews on digital transformation. Hear how nurse executives are building credibility in technology decisions, advancing digitally fluent teams, and anchoring innovation in patient care. Discover what the data reveal about how nursing leadership is shaping the digital future of health care. 
Learn more about AONL resources at aonl.org.

Across the VA, access to mental health care is more important than ever—and nurses are leading the way. In this episode, we explore how one organization is transforming same-day mental health access by empowering Registered Nurses to practice at the top of their license. Learn how this innovative model improves patient throughput and continuity of care, supports medication management, and strengthens crisis response—all while redefining what’s possible in outpatient mental health.

What does it take to develop exceptional nurse leaders? In this episode, we delve into Grady’s unique approach to nursing leadership cultivation, where collaboration and dedicated support come together to build a sustainable pathway for nurse leaders to thrive and improve patient outcomes. They reveal the moment that sparked their transition from an in-house program to a national model and what they discovered along the way.

With only two days to prepare, a team of nurse leaders in Chicago mobilized to deliver comprehensive care for asylum seekers arriving from South and Central America. This episode explores how they established a health care sanctuary within a large safety-net system—addressing physical and behavioral health needs, managing school requirements, and navigating the complex realities of caring for displaced populations. Discover the leadership lessons and operational strategies behind this remarkable rapid-response effort.

Tune in to this enlightening discussion on the vital role philanthropy plays in investing in nursing. Learn about the funding opportunities available and how they can support professional development and enhance patient experiences.

In this enlightening episode, learn about the art of dialogue in nursing leadership. Listen in as our guests discuss how creating a two-way communication channel not only improves team dynamics but significantly enhances the nurse-patient experience.

Join us as we explore the significance of fostering peer support in nursing. By implementing mental health resource nurses, health care facilities can promote open dialogue and address the emotional challenges that arise in high-stress environments, ultimately improving patient care.

Discover the vital role of nurse leaders in shaping and advocating for digital health strategies. Melinda and Colleen discuss practical approaches for empowering nursing staff and improving their work environments, all while ensuring the best possible care for patients. Join us as we explore ways to foster innovation in nursing practices.

In a digital world, hospitals can no longer afford to be left behind. This episode discusses the components of successful digital transformation in health care, featuring real-world examples and outcomes from Cedars Sinai's engagement with the Innovation Igniter process.

This episode focuses on the importance of comprehensive workplace violence prevention policies. Tune in as our experts discuss the establishment of guidelines that articulate a zero-tolerance stance towards violence, and how they impact employee feelings of safety and well-being.

This episode explores the evolving dynamics of healthcare staffing, focusing on the cost-benefit of contingent labor. We discuss the growing impact of Medicaid cuts, the ongoing nursing shortage, and how these pressures are reshaping staffing decisions across healthcare facilities. From comparing contingent labor to permanent hires, agencies, and travel nurses, to highlighting practical solutions like talent marketplaces and advanced planning tools. We’ll break down how organizations can build a more flexible, cost-effective workforce strategy. This podcast is sponsored by Medely.

Discover how an innovative dialogue platform is transforming relationships in nursing by creating a space where every voice counts. This episode highlights how a dialogue platform not only addresses current challenges in nursing but also builds a culture of trust and collaboration for the future.

Listen in as Nicole and Suzi highlight the significance of nurse leaders in the ever-changing landscape of ambulatory healthcare. This podcast sheds light on how they can enhance patient safety, improve operational efficiencies, and why their role is vital for the success of health care systems.

Why is it essential for nurse leaders to champion innovation? Hear from seasoned professionals about the meaningful changes that can occur when leaders actively listen and support their teams. Learn how innovative thought can transform nursing practice and patient care.

Discover the pivotal role that nurse leaders play in shaping healthcare policy. In this episode, hear from Kelly Haeckel and Torrey Trzcienski on why it's crucial for nursing professionals to have a strong voice in public health discussions. We’ll explore how leveraging nursing's extensive knowledge can influence positive change in legislation.

Uncover the foundational principles that nurse leaders must embrace to succeed in an era of rapid digital transformation. Join Nanne Finis and Nikki Gruebling as they break down the six guiding principles designed to empower nursing leadership in technology and innovation.

If only 3% of healthcare organizations effectively engage their talent pools, what's going wrong? Join us as we identify common pitfalls and explore light lift solutions that can elevate your ability to attract and hire critical talent. This podcast is brought to you by Workup.

Experts from the accredited, nonprofit Western Governors University’s (WGU) Michael O. Leavitt School of Health share about the innovative competency-based model of education that is transforming the nursing landscape with flexible learning options and addressing the country’s nursing workforce shortage. Learn how WGU’s high-quality health and nursing programs, available in fully online and hybrid modes, encourage education within and around communities for the development of a competent regional workforce to yield improved patient outcomes. This podcast is brought to you by Western Governors University

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As Nursing grapples with the ongoing workforce crisis that is expected to worsen with an estimated 600,000 nurses exiting the profession by 2030, this episode explores actionable measures to attract, engage and retain talent. Bill Klaproth interviews Amanda Wheeler to dissect innovative and fiscally sustainable strategies for flexibility, internal mobility, and experienced clinician retention that hospitals can implement to sustain and nurture their nursing staff. This podcast is brought to you by Healthcare Wo

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In this episode, explore the success stories from Cone Health using Omnicell products to enhance medication management. Join experts Jessica Brown and Kristine Shepherd as they explore the challenges in nursing workforce management and the pivotal role of automated dispensing technology in streamlining medication delivery. This podcast is brought to you by Omnicell.

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To address the needs of readily available, relevantly skilled nurses who reflect their communities, Nightingale Education Group launched EvolvEd, which offers on-demand microlearning and micro-credentialing for nursing workforces. In this episode, Nightingale’s Dr. Fecowicz and Dr. Jones-Pasley discuss the critical gap between education and industry needs, the importance of developing relationships with healthcare facilities, and how working with them provides learning opportunities and draws attention to the needs of partners, nurses, and their communities.

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Advocacy doesn't have to be intimidating! This episode breaks down practical steps that nurses can take to advocate for their patients and colleagues. Discover how sharing your story and using data can empower you in legislative discussions and organizational policy changes.

In this episode, we explore the innovative strategies being employed to combat workplace violence in health care settings. Join our expert panel as they share their experiences with the Stamp tool and how collaboration between frontline staff and leadership is creating a safer environment for nurses and patients alike.

Dive into the pivotal role of data in transforming nursing leadership and workforce retention strategies. Join us as we bring clarity to how harnessing this untapped resource can revolutionize patient care and employee satisfaction. Hear more during the conversation from Ascend Learning's Larissa Africa BSN, RN, CENP, FAONL, FAAN and Jennifer Fisher, DNP, APRN, NEA-BC, FACHE. This episode is sponsored by Ascend L

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Earning – Healthcare Workforce Solutions.

Frontline nurse leaders are responsible for ethical problem solving and creating ethical environments for patients and the care team. Learn about a one-year fellowship designed to bolster leaders' ethical confidence and leadership skills. Fellows attended monthly seminars and mediation training, gaining skills to repair communication breakdown and resolve value-laden disagreement. Pre/post data collection showed fellows experienced increased ethical confidence and decreased moral distress.

Over the last two decades, the Department of Veterans Affairs has identified the need to improve access to health care as a high priority area. This session will discuss how our organization is utilizing Registered Nurses to the fullest scope of their practice by allowing RNs complete same day mental health appointment. It will discuss the framework for outpatient clinics, throughput and referrals, managing schedule expectations, medication management, and processes to manage patients in crisis.

Across the U.S., health care systems are grappling with severe staffing shortages that have far-reaching implications. Despite efforts to address these ongoing workforce challenges, nursing turnover remains alarmingly high, with many nurses contemplating leaving their positions due to burnout and inadequate staffing. What can nurse leaders do to help their staff thrive while delivering excellent patient care? In today’s podcast, we’ll explore a practical solution that focuses on nurse retention and why this approach is an effective, long-term strategy to manage the impact of staffing shortages. For more information, visit Inovalon.com.

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Heart Failure is a complex and costly disease to manage. In an effort to increase patient quality of life while decreasing readmissions and cost of care, our organization hired a dedicated APRN to consult on patients in select Skilled Nursing Facilities and work collaboratively with the staff. The 30-day readmission rates of the SNF patients cared for by the APRN is on average, 12% lower than those not. It is estimated this program prevented an overall cost of care of approximately $657K.

This session shares how one organization’s Rapid Response Team (RRT) transformed from a reactive role in responding to acute situations bringing critical care resources to the bedside outside of the ICU, to a high reliability proactive response focused on improving patient outcomes and reducing safety events throughout the hospital. The use of artificial intelligence technology has also provided the RRT with a predictive model aimed at alerting them of the likelihood of a declining patient.

This session is designed for leaders who may be embarking on new roles and want to increase their enjoyment and effectiveness during their transition. The audience will hear about a peer mentorship model that two new CNOs utilized in their parallel transitions in different organizations. This session will highlight the framework and associated positive outcomes. This will be a hopeful and positive session highlighting the power of partnership.

Learn about how nurse leaders partnered with an interprofessional team of internal experts to reduce assaults on nursing staff through an interprofessional, proactive rounding team. The team comprised of mental health consultants, security and geriatric resource nurses.  Nurses and leaders can learn how to leverage internal experts to deploy crucial support to the bedside for nursing in the care of patients with challenging behaviors.

Collaborative partnerships have great potential to create long-lasting influential changes within the global healthcare environment. A U.S. academic-medical partnership established a joint venture with two international healthcare systems to build a culture of clinical inquiry, nurture clinician resiliency and empowerment, and advance nursing leadership. The success of this program supports an approach for developing a culture of EBP that includes key leadership engagement strategies.

The missing link in helping nurses save time, reduce costs, improve patient / provider experience is actually focusing on improving patient education. By keeping pace with technological advancements such as cloud based platforms and availing more modern content rooted in the science of microlearning patients can go much deeper in understanding their condition, preparing for their procedure or visit and discharge, all from their home, before they arrive, leading to enormous time savings and better quality of care. When patients are informed, ahead of care delivery they feel better, they are more engaged, and become a true partner in their care journey. Learn how a consumer-oriented enterprise cloud-based strategy for patient education and engagement, with private content streaming and algorithmic, intelligent engagement, can transform care delivery.

This podcast is brought to you by Mytonomy.

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Nurse leaders are at the frontline of healthcare. Every day, they face the challenges posed by resource constraints, the need to deliver on value-based performance metrics, and difficulties recruiting and retaining nurses. A good onboarding program is key to responding to all those challenges. Tune in to this episode to learn more about how Laerdal Medical is partnering with hospitals and health systems in a data-driven approach to improving patient outcomes and staff satisfaction. This episode is sponsored by Laerdal. For more information visit https://laerdal.com/us/.

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This podcast will highlight the importance of measuring the adoption and utilization of point of care medication management technologies and the associated benefits. In practice, various challenges such as staff turnover may contribute to a drop in utilization of the various features and functionality available within technology. This unique relationship between a vendor and a health system highlights the value of an ongoing partnership and data-driven performance optimization. This episode is sponsored by Omnicell. For more information, visit omnicell.com.

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Nursing is one of the biggest challenges for organizations. From staffing shortages to burnout, and rising labor costs, we’ll explore how using AI can help organizations solve today’s nursing challenges. This episode is sponsored by Nuance, a Microsoft company. Explore a vision for nursing at nuance.com/nursing.

With the pandemic in the rear-view mirror, hospitals are ramping up growth efforts, adding beds, launching new specialties, and expanding services. However, a persistent challenge remains: securing a sustainable nursing staff amidst a projected shortage of over 600,000 nurses by 2030. This podcast offers guidance for hospitals grappling with nurse staffing issues, including analyzing near- and mid-term needs, considering attrition and retirements, exploring the option of hiring international nurses, and selecting the right partner for successful implementation of such a program. This episode is sponsored by PRS Global.This episode is sponsored by PRS Global.

Learn more at https://prsglobal.com/.

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In response to COVID, our 12-hospital healthcare system initiated storytelling events for healthcare workers to assist in healing from trauma. These events foster connections through the shared lived experiences of teams and inspire hope for the future. Within a year, our health system organized 6 in-person events, 4 online watch parties, and featured more than 30 healthcare storytellers across Washington state. We then analyzed the transformative power of storytelling in our healthcare teams.

Discover how expert nursing knowledge and academic partnerships fueled by machine learning led to the creation of an advanced workforce management tool used to deploy coveted nursing resources to the right place at the right time leading to increased accuracy in predicting staffing needs up to 21 days in advance across a sixteen-hospital academic health system. This episode is sponsored by Nuance, a Microsoft company. Explore a vision for nursing at nuance.com/nursing. 

Sponsored by Nuance, a Microsoft Company

Common challenges in healthcare today include decreased nurse retention, patient satisfaction, quality of care, system outcomes, and nurse engagement. Learn how executive nurse leaders in a critical access hospital and ambulatory clinics collaborated with clinical nurses to implement a professional governance model that positively influenced key outcomes. The model prioritized nurse autonomy and a just culture that provided a positive practice environment for all team members.

The time is now to revolutionize care delivery at the bedside. Come inspire to think differently. Learn how a large academic hospital transformed through an interprofessional, innovative approach. Patient quality, safety, experience, and decreasing turnover have been positively impacted after a successful launch of the new model. Learn how to work with existing resources, elevate practice to the highest level, and produce high quality outcomes while attracting and retaining team members!

This session will describe the approach that a nurse manager took in response to signs of burnout and a lack of well-being among their peers. A nurse manager wellness program was established to strengthen team relations, provide sustainable strategies for self-care and reduce turnover risk. This simple and sustainable program received positive feedback from nurse managers in the organization and can be easily translated to any practice setting or applied to groups outside of nurse managers.

Using a panel discussion format, this session will describe the improved nursing and patient outcomes associated with a synergistic ambulatory leadership team, including a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Staff Development Specialist/Educator (SDS/Educator), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), and Nurse Scientist (NS). Professional roles, associated nurse and patient outcomes, and critical team interactions will be examined, with plenty of time left for questions.

Compassion fatigue contributes to role dissatisfaction, turnover, low morale and engagement, safety and satisfaction concerns. Within the past 2 years, this institution’s nurse leader turnover was over 50%. Nurse leaders performed a daily gratitude exercise, experiencing statistically significant results-80% had an increase in compassion satisfaction and turnover decreased to 3.4%. Gratitude is beneficial in increasing compassion satisfaction and decreasing turnover in this population.

In alignment with American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) strategic initiatives, the AONL Workforce Committee and subcommittees identified best practices and innovations to help strategize and manage the complexities of the nursing workforce. The goal of the AONL Workforce Compendium is to bring these best practices and innovations together to be shared widely, to support and empower nurse leaders in attaining, retaining, and sustaining environments where nurses want to work and feel like they belong.

The Chief Nursing Officer sets the vision for professional practice recognizing they are leading peers, and setting the context of collaboration and respect. Hear from a System Chief Nurse Executive what the role of the CNO is in fostering professional governance as a way to actually exercise that accountability for practice quality, knowledge, and competence of professional nurses.

Clinical nurses are at the core of professional governance and their understanding of professional practice and leadership in professional governance is essential. Hear from two clinical nurses who have served as presidents of their professional governance organization as they reflect on the role of the clinical nurse in leading the profession of nursing, taking ownership and accountability.

Leadership is an essential component of successful professional governance. This podcast with two leadership experts discusses leadership behaviors necessary for nurses to have ownership and accountability for nursing practice. While shared governance focused on more on structure, professional governance is grounded in the leadership needed by individual nurses through the highest levels of executive practice, leading peers through professional governance structures as well as taking accountability in individual nursing practice.

There is a shift happening in the profession of nursing from the historic shared governance to professional governance. This conversation with two experts on professional governance discusses the foundations of professional governance, where it's going, why it's important in the future and how it differs from shared governance. Professional governance reminds nurses of the authentic power they have been given as professionals to determine nursing practice.

Evidence suggests mentorship increases nurse manager competencies, self-efficacy, engagement, and safety outcomes. Yet less than 7% have formal mentorship programs, and many are promoted based on clinical success rather than leadership ability. 60% or more have less than four years’ experience and are leaving positions within two years. Consider the cost of learning through trial & error for a nurse manager vs providing the proper framework, tools, and ongoing support to remain effective.

The role of the front-line nurse leader is one of the most difficult and expansive in healthcare. Learn how one health system is realigning leadership roles to support the critical nature of the nurse leader leading to more meaningful work, while simultaneously creating opportunities for entry level non-clinical leadership to support the work of nurses to create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

Associate nurse graduates can often find themselves locked out of employment. In this panel discussion, learn more about disparities in opportunities for nursing students who are not advantaged by race or socioeconomic status with regard to nursing education and employment; and how Beth Israel, Deaconess Medical Center recognized this and came up with an innovative solution to address the issue.

Healthcare in a rural setting is very challenging. With limited resources, including staff, equipment, and supplies, many organizations are struggling to stay open. There is an option that can help - a strong relationship with a regional partner. This session will provide details on how the regional partner can help ensure success by introducing methods used to collaborate, including educational support, clinical touchpoints, and routine meetings. 

Improving nursing engagement while struggling with staffing shortages, burnout, and unbalanced ratios of novice to experienced nurses can seem overwhelming. Then add the COVID-19 challenges. Determined to be innovative despite hardship, our team created a new model to provide compassionate bedside nursing, virtually. The outcomes were and continue to be impressive. We improved both patient experience and nursing satisfaction. You are invited to learn about our win-win virtual nurse care model.

Rise up from the ashes of the pandemic to create a sustainable future of the nursing workforce. This session will explain strategies to implement an effective care model that will change the culture of nursing departments and organizations to one of inclusiveness, teamwork, and support. Implementing this care model will help leaders deliver on quality outcomes, improve nursing engagement and patient satisfaction, decrease vacancy rates and turnover, and reduce agency spend.

The current nursing shortage is expected to worsen as the baby boomer generation continue to near retirement and many nurses retire while simultaneously our population will require more care due to age, leaving hospitals how to figure out how to do more with less.  Clinical Science is a patient workload solution that uses data from the EMR to ensure staff are deployed in the most effective manner possible to provide the care required and helps leaders make fair, safe, and equitable patient assignments.

Nursing leaders can create valuable partnerships to help achieve their goals for innovation and change in health care. We discuss how to become innovation ready (ideas as seeds, fertile ground, ideas to grow) by supporting our nurses in a more intentional way. In leveraging the full capabilities and resources of key partners where goals are aligned and cultivating a healthy environment where nurses feel safe and heard, innovation can yield a simpler, better, more value add experience for both patient and caregiver. This podcast is sponsored by B Braun.

As a leading provider of medication management solutions and adherence tools, Omnicell delivers optimized outcomes through a set of Advanced Services, powered by a connected intelligent infrastructure. Supporting central pharmacy dispensing, IV compounding, point of care medication management, specialty pharmacy, retail pharmacy, and inventory optimization, these Advanced Services connect technology with experts and intelligence to drive clinical and financial outcomes across the entire continuum of care. This podcast is sponsored by Omnicell.

With labor and supply chain costs soaring, the need for workflow efficiencies that support a dynamic staffing model are more important than ever. During this episode, Corrie Halas and Samantha Glennon, two of UKG’s Regional Nurse Executives, will discuss how organizations are becoming more innovative in order to provide dynamic real-time staffing with the support of technology. Learn how self-scheduling and shift swapping can be performed on the UKG’s mobile app and how these tools support the individual practitioner to be flexible and fully aware of the care demands across their organization.

A discussion of the process to find the right nurse applicants and how to expedite. This conversation looks at the issue from three phases: how to attract and identify the appropriate candidates; submission of applicants,  conducting interviews, offering the positions and getting acceptance; and the pre-board and onboarding processes.

Nurse managers are at a crossroads and need our support. Explore strategies to bring meaning and joy in nursing manager practice through five themes: to mentor and be mentored, to focus on the patient, to create and cultivate environments, to be optimistic, and to be empowered by leaders.

Retaining effective nurse managers is critical to any organization as they impact financial and quality outcomes as well as nurse satisfaction and retention.  The daily stressors for nurse managers are real. Implementing strategies and processes to hold on to your managers is needed now more than ever. This presentation will provide you with strategies you can use in building a comprehensive nurse manager retention program at your organization.

This session will engage participants in a discussion of research findings of several modifiable factors in the work environment affecting the well-being and resilience of nurses during the pandemic. The session will provide leaders with actionable takeaways to better support the well-being of the nursing workforce of the future.

It takes more than one person to perpetuate a legacy. Though collective leadership, every nurse has the potential to be a leader and to leave a legacy. Learn effective tactics to develop an legacy leadership through three core areas — The Strategies, The Personal, and The Environment.

Nurse leaders must continue to develop advanced leadership competencies as they move through their career, while helping diverse nurses within their sphere of influence also develop leadership skills.  The Leadership Trajectory Tool offers a plan to gain ongoing leadership competence as individuals and environments change during their career.  This presentation will help participants to plan strategies to develop a leadership legacy and support other nurses from diverse background to do the same.

People deserve to experience us at their best. Learn best practices on how to develop deeper connections and become an inspirational leader through work-life integration and being fully in the present.

Understanding where to start to address burnout, turnover, and violence in our nurses is often overwhelming for nurse leaders.  This presentation provides a method to understanding where bedside nurses are struggling along five levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy and offers 12 clear recommendations for all nurse leaders to address the most common issues observed in an 11 hospital sample of over 3,500 nurses.

The effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are extracting a significant toll on the mental and physical health of our nurses. Prioritizing their well-being by creating and implementing a director of nurse wellbeing has allowed us to build and deliver critical resources, and education to nurses to help repair and improve their mental and physical health.

Deb Washington discusses strategies on how to recruit and retain a diverse nursing workforce of BIPOC professionals (Black, Indigenous and People of Color).

Hear from Rachel Culpepper on how to become an advocate to make an impact on nursing issues affecting your patients, community and nursing teams.

Quantaira Health introduces Patient C.A.R.E (comprehensive access for remote evaluation). This platform enables providers to remotely observe patient biometrics from multiple medical devices and monitors and synchronizes it on to one screen. Join Dr. John “Skip” Williams, former Dean of Medicine at George Washington University and current CMO of Quantaira Health as he discusses their new Patient C.A.R.E. technology.  He’ll discuss how this software technology, designed for Critical care units can benefit nurses by helping to reduce clinician burden, EMR stress, and benefiting nurses during shift changes by providing all relevant information on their patients.  He also explains how Patient C.A.R.E. provides an educational platform for nurses by showing retrospective data to notice patient trends earlier.  Learn more at www.quantaira.com.

An open culture of frontline innovation at an urban Midwest hospital generated 28 clinician-made devices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All hospital employees had access to a world-class medical device prototyping lab on the first floor of the hospital. These clinicians used their established prototyping literacy and hands-on making experience to build just-in-time devices for COVID-19 protocols in ICU patient care, PPE and patient transportation.

What is the compelling issue this session addresses or raises? The burnout that nurse leaders face and personal steps leaders can take to overcome it.

This presentation will explore the implications of a large study of pandemic impact on nurses’ perceptions of authentic nurse leadership (ANL) and healthy work environment (HWE). Pandemic impact was high at 7.8/10. ANL was supported as an essential standard of AACN’s HWE model and was present for clinical nurses. HWE was present overall, but not for clinical nurses, a troublesome finding. Despite all, nurse leaders demonstrated ANL to “lead the troops” through the pandemic crisis.

As there has been a rise in aggressive behavior and unprovoked physical and verbal assaults in society, violence in the workplace has also become increasingly common. The risk for healthcare workers, however, has been disproportionate. This organization has faced this alarming trend head on with data-driven and shared governance interventions that are innovative. The strategies are caregiver- and patient-centric taking the stance that team member safety is equally as important as patient safety.

Wanona (Winnie) Fritz discusses how being a combat nurse shaped innovations in health care of homeless veterans and other vulnerable populations. Hear stories from her combat nurse days of resilience that apply to current challenges of today.

Anne Pedersen, Director of Nursing at UPMC Hamot and Joanne Sorensen discuss how to engage patients in solutions.

Janet Davis and Jeanette Karon discuss behavioral disruption in the healthcare environment and share solutions on how to improve staff safety while managing disruptive patients and visitors.

Katherine Howell shares leadership tactics and lessons learned to remove redundant documentation structures and processes from our frontline nurses.

Documentation burden is a barrier to the quadruple aim of improving health, patient experience, efficiency, and clinician wellbeing. Last year this 12-hospital system eliminated 170 million clicks and returned 18 minutes per shift to the bedside, doubling satisfaction with flowsheets. Executive leadership is essential, requiring complex organizational negotiation among competing needs in the context of the myth “not documented, not done.” Presenters will detail their leadership tactics and share hard-won lessons learned.

Cynthia Herrington explores steps leaders can take to navigate change in today’s challenging health care environment.

Amy Trueblood discusses the value of listening and relationship-based communication in creating highly reliable cultures.