Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2024.10.004
Veronica Rankin DNP, RN-BC, AGNP-C, CNL, NE-BC, Sidonne Hobbs RN, BSN, MBA/MHA, CNML, Robert Rose DNP, NEA-BC
{"title":"Cultural Tapestry","authors":"Veronica Rankin DNP, RN-BC, AGNP-C, CNL, NE-BC, Sidonne Hobbs RN, BSN, MBA/MHA, CNML, Robert Rose DNP, NEA-BC","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.10.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent events have highlighted the necessity of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within nursing. Despite progress, White/Caucasian female populations remain the dominant race and gender in nursing nationwide. A level one trauma center in the Southeast region of the U.S. created a Registered Nurse Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support Council embedded within the organization’s professional governance structure to empower nurses with shared decision-making support to promote retention and satisfaction. This article will explain the creation of the Support Council, its activities and impact on the nursing teammates, and implications for future nursing practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 2","pages":"Pages 143-147"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143767627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2024.11.006
Jennifer Gonzalez MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, Khaliah Fisher-Grace PhD, RN, Jennifer Carpenter DNP, RN, CENP, Peter J. Pronovost MD, PhD
{"title":"Nursing Governance to Reduce Documentation Burden","authors":"Jennifer Gonzalez MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, Khaliah Fisher-Grace PhD, RN, Jennifer Carpenter DNP, RN, CENP, Peter J. Pronovost MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.11.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.11.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Clinician well-being is essential for ensuring safe, high-quality patient care. In the United States, burnout affects 61% of nurses and 54% of physicians, driven by factors such as inadequate staffing, insufficient resources, inexperienced personnel, complex patient needs, and burdensome documentation processes. Burnout compromises clinicians' decision-making and communication, endangering patient safety and organizational performance. Systemic failures in healthcare environments exacerbate these risks, highlighting the need for structural reforms to improve workforce conditions and reduce medical errors. Addressing these systemic issues is critical to enhancing clinician resilience, promoting safer care delivery, and supporting sustainable healthcare systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 2","pages":"Pages 187-190"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2024.11.008
Elizabeth Potratz MA, RN, Andrea Bushaw PhD, APRN, CPNP, Marla J. Weston PhD, RN, FAAN
{"title":"Strengthening Clinical Practice Through Professional Governance","authors":"Elizabeth Potratz MA, RN, Andrea Bushaw PhD, APRN, CPNP, Marla J. Weston PhD, RN, FAAN","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.11.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.11.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sustaining a strong professional governance structure in a postpandemic environment is challenging and requires a commitment to intervention and evaluation. The purpose of this evidence-based practice (EBP) quality improvement project was to measure core elements of an organization’s professional governance structure, aiming to identify opportunities to design interventions that will strengthen the structure. The following variables were measured: decision making, collateral relationships, and professional obligation; EBP beliefs; and senior leadership beliefs of current state of the professional governance structure at the organization. Results indicate a need to design interventions focused on professional expectations, leadership engagement, and supportive empowerment structures including EBP skill development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 2","pages":"Pages 196-200"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2025.01.004
Michele Williams PhD
{"title":"What’s Collaboration Got to Do With It? How Collaborative Approaches Inform Innovativeness Across Academia and Practice","authors":"Michele Williams PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 2","pages":"Pages 124-125"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2024.11.002
Beth A. Brooks PhD, RN, FACHE
{"title":"Developing the Leader Within: A Guide for Nurse Leaders","authors":"Beth A. Brooks PhD, RN, FACHE","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.11.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 1","pages":"Pages 5-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143103594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Grounded in Proficiency: A Crosswalk Between Nurse Leader Digital Transformation Guidelines and Core Competencies","authors":"Allison Morin MSN, RN, NI-BC, Simmy King DNP, RN, MBA, MS, NE-BC, NI-BC, CHSE, FAAN, Samantha Glennon MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Kimberly A. Landers MS, RN, CENP, NEA-BC, FACHE","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.12.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Guiding Principles:</em> <em>Nurse Leaders’ Role in Digital Transformation</em>, released in 2024 by the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), outlines how nurse leaders can lead and support their organizations in adopting and leveraging technology effectively. This article lays out a crosswalk between AONL’s digital transformation guiding principles and AONL’s core competencies, showing how the guidelines are grounded in AONL’s foundational requirements for nurse leader practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 1","pages":"Pages 15-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143103328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2024.09.022
Carolyn Harmon Still PhD, MSM, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN, Kelly E. Stacy PhD, MHA, RN, Rania Aljohani MS, RN, Sonya Moore DNP, CRNA, FAAN, FAANA
{"title":"Building Bridges to Connect and Transition Nurse Leaders From Practice to Academia","authors":"Carolyn Harmon Still PhD, MSM, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN, Kelly E. Stacy PhD, MHA, RN, Rania Aljohani MS, RN, Sonya Moore DNP, CRNA, FAAN, FAANA","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.09.022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.09.022","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The pervasive nursing workforce shortage impacts clinical and academic settings due to the pace of aging faculty, retirement, advanced degrees, and wage or pay gaps. Developing nurse educators is essential to accommodate the surge of potential nursing students and combat the shortage of nurses. Establishing academic-practice partnerships is a key strategy for facilitating the transition of clinical nurse leaders into academia. To promote their success, innovative pathways are needed. This article briefly describes challenges facing the nurse workforce, describes how academic-practice partnerships can be leveraged to address the nurse shortage, and focuses on strategies for transitioning from practice to academia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 1","pages":"Pages 52-57"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143103591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2024.10.012
Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo BScN, MSc(ANP), PhD, FHEA
{"title":"Psychological Safety","authors":"Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo BScN, MSc(ANP), PhD, FHEA","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.10.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.10.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the growing interest in nurses' wellness research, little evidence exists on nurses' experiences and the influence of nursing leadership on enhancing psychological safety from both global and Sub-Saharan Africa perspectives. This paper reflects on nurses’ experiences and the role of leadership in fostering psychological safety. In developed countries, psychological safety is linked to open communication, supportive environments, and effective team dynamics, though hierarchical barriers remain a challenge. Sub-Saharan nurses face unique challenges, including high workloads, inadequate resources, and traditional power dynamics, which require established leadership and supportive cultures. By fostering psychological safety, healthcare leaders can cultivate resilient, engaged, and innovative teams capable of delivering high-quality care in challenging environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 1","pages":"Pages 82-86"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143102875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leading Through Chaos","authors":"Sandra Galura PhD, RN, NE-BC, Amany Farag PhD, RN, Claire Grant MSN, RN, CENP, NE-BC, CCRN, Rachel Culpepper DNP, RN, CENP, NE-BC","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.09.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Today’s high staff turnover environment, coupled with large spans of control, has the potential to impact the nurse manager (NM) role and responsibilities. Focus groups were conducted with 87 NMs working in acute care settings to understand how the current environment has reshaped their leadership role. The following 5 themes emerged: uncertainties, challenges, and opportunities; deviation from basics; altered leadership identity; rebuilding care environment and culture; and re-prioritization of leadership/management skills. High nurse turnover has impacted NMs personally and professionally, altering their leadership identify and work-life balance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 1","pages":"Pages 87-96"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143102877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}