Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-10-21DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102555
Ns. Iman Nurjaman M.Kep
{"title":"Bridging the Gap: Supporting Nurse Leaders’ Transition From Practice to Academia","authors":"Ns. Iman Nurjaman M.Kep","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102555","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102555","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"24 1","pages":"Article 102555"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154312","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":"Interprofessional Leadership","authors":"Kiara Whitney DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC, EBP-CH, Paula Tucker PhD, DNP, FNP-BC, ENP-C, FAANP, FAAN","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102569","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102569","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As health care systems grow increasingly complex, interprofessional leadership has emerged as a foundational strategy for advancing collaborative practice and system-level outcomes. This thought paper examines how nurse leaders can utilize transformational, servant, relational, and complexity leadership frameworks to foster engagement, establish sustainable structures, and expand their influence across professional boundaries. By aligning leadership competencies with organizational strategy, nurse leaders cultivate psychologically safe environments, support interdisciplinary integration, and operationalize shared goals. The synthesis presented provides a theoretical and practical foundation for strengthening interprofessional collaboration, positioning nurse leaders as central agents in achieving high-performing, equitable health care systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"24 1","pages":"Article 102569"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154142","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-11-15DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102580
Joseph R. Travis DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, Dana M. Morson DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, CNE, Toni Beam MSN, RN, NE-BC, Cindy Blackburn MSN, RN, Ja-Lin Carter MSN, RN, CNL, Natalie A. Fortson MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, Jacqueline Westbrook DNP, RN, Faye Williams DNP, RN, NE-BC, Terri L. Poe DNP, RN, NE-BC
{"title":"Implementing a Clinical Experience Survey for Nursing Students to Improve Learning, Recruitment, and Staff Recognition","authors":"Joseph R. Travis DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, Dana M. Morson DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, CNE, Toni Beam MSN, RN, NE-BC, Cindy Blackburn MSN, RN, Ja-Lin Carter MSN, RN, CNL, Natalie A. Fortson MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, Jacqueline Westbrook DNP, RN, Faye Williams DNP, RN, NE-BC, Terri L. Poe DNP, RN, NE-BC","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102580","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102580","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article describes the implementation of a clinical experience survey to improve nursing student learning, support recruitment, and recognize existing staff of an Academic Medical Center. It is housed on a mobile-friendly platform, preserves respondent confidentiality, provides nurse leaders with timely summaries, formally acknowledges named staff, and allows interested students to request recruiter contact. The tool produces actionable unit-level insights, formalizes recognition, and creates a direct prehire pipeline. It offers a low-cost, replicable approach nurse leaders can use to strengthen clinical learning environments and workforce planning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"24 1","pages":"Article 102580"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154298","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-09-16DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102513
Kim Reina Failla PhD, RN, NE-BC, NPD-BC, Briony M. DuBose PhD, MHI, RN, LSSBB
{"title":"Reducing Reliance on Travel Nurses Through Recruitment Process Improvement","authors":"Kim Reina Failla PhD, RN, NE-BC, NPD-BC, Briony M. DuBose PhD, MHI, RN, LSSBB","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102513","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102513","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The article outlines a process improvement project aimed at decreasing dependence on travel nurses. The organization's Office of Transformation used a Lean Six Sigma framework to decrease inefficiencies and improve processes. Interventions were managed by various organizational stakeholders such as nursing leadership, human resources, talent acquisition services, employee occupational health, information services, and marketing. The project outcomes resulted in a decreased reliance on travel nurses, leading to a more stable and efficient nursing workforce, a reduced financial burden from travel nurse expenses, and enhanced recruitment processes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"24 1","pages":"Article 102513"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154302","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-02DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102582
Sarah L. Brzozowski PhD, MBA, BA, RN, NEA-BC
{"title":"Simmy King, DNP, MS, MBA, NI-BC, NE-BC, CHSE, FAAN","authors":"Sarah L. Brzozowski PhD, MBA, BA, RN, NEA-BC","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102582","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102582","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dr. Simmy King, DNP, MS, MBA, NI-BC, NE-BC, CHSE, FAAN, serves as the Director of Nursing Education and Professional Development at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. She is also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Simmy leads initiatives in nursing education, professional development, well-being and digital transformation to support optimal clinical and workforce outcomes. Under her leadership, Children’s National became the first Washington, D.C., institution to earn the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program distinction in 2019 and the first pediatric hospital worldwide to be recognized with the ANCC Well-being Excellence credential. Beyond her work at Children’s National, Simmy has served as a Board Member on the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) and the Virginia Organization for Nursing Leadership Board of Directors, as well as the D.C. Board of Nursing. Simmy currently serves as a Commissioner on the ANCC Commission on Magnet and is a member of the American Academy of Nursing's Nominations Committee and AI Task Force.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"24 1","pages":"Article 102582"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154316","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":"Assessing and Energizing a Legacy Model of Shared Governance","authors":"Bridget Wertz DNP, RN, CCRN, NE-BC, Serpouhi Vartivarian DNP, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, GERO-BC, GRN, Mani Paliwal MS, MBA, Terri Spirito MSN, RN, CCRN, April Camiling-Burke DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, AHN-BC","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102501","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102501","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Professional governance, facilitating shared decision-making, faces implementation, and sustainability challenges. This article describes how a large academic organization maintains nurse engagement within its established shared governance structure. A cross-sectional study utilizing the Index of Professional Nursing Governance 3.0 and Job Enjoyment Scale validated that professional governance was occurring within the current shared decision-making structure at the organization. Survey results corroborated strengths and themes previously identified by council chairs, informing leadership on the current state of shared governance and guiding the development of strategies to enhance clinical nurse engagement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"24 1","pages":"Article 102501"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154325","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":"Enhancing System Integration","authors":"Kathleen Russell-Babin PhD, RN, NEA-BC, ACNS-BC, Maureen Sintich DNP, MBA, RN, WHNP-BC, NEA-BC, Sara G. Mulhern BSN, RN, SCRN, Audra Gollenberg PhD, Elyssa Wood PhD, MPH, RN, Rebecca Babb MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC, CPHON","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102576","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102576","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Developing effective shared governance (SG) models in systemized health care organizations appears infrequently in the literature. We share the design of our system model and how research informed our journey. SG models offer improvements for nurses and organizations; yet, many healthcare organizations experienced difficulties maintaining or growing their SG models during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found multiple benefits in applying forward momentum during this arduous time. Outcomes include a reduction in turnover rate and SG maturation, with notable increases in nurses' control over their practice. Implications and lessons for leaders are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"24 1","pages":"Article 102576"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154323","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-19DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102635
Sami V. Abate PhD, MSHS, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNML, Catherine E. Vasquez MSN, RN, CCRC
{"title":"Demystifying Clinical Research Trials","authors":"Sami V. Abate PhD, MSHS, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNML, Catherine E. Vasquez MSN, RN, CCRC","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102635","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102635","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Most nurse leaders are familiar with original nursing research projects which help develop the evidence on which we base much of our nursing practice. Clinical research trials are sometimes less well understood. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical research has become increasingly more visible in the health care setting and to the general public. The purpose of this article is to provide nurse leaders with a working understanding of the clinical trial process including the care clinical trial participants may receive in their units and/or clinics including their scientific and ethical underpinnings and the role that nurses play in this critical process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"24 1","pages":"Article 102635"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154322","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102581
Sabrina Padilla MPS, BSN, RN, CCRN, Simon Paul P. Navarro MA, BSN, RN, Yuandi Gao MPH, Allison A. Norful PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN
{"title":"Posttraumatic Growth and Its Impact on the Nursing Workforce: A Quantitative Study","authors":"Sabrina Padilla MPS, BSN, RN, CCRN, Simon Paul P. Navarro MA, BSN, RN, Yuandi Gao MPH, Allison A. Norful PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102581","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102581","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is an increasingly recognized construct for understanding positive psychological change following traumatic experiences. This study examined the relationship between PTG and clinical nurses’ mental health outcomes (e.g., burnout, stress, and resilience) and identified workplace factors that may promote PTG. Survey results for 156 nurses revealed that PTG was positively associated with perceived stress (<em>β</em> = 0.44; p < .001), having children (<em>β</em> = 17; p < .001), and provider comanagement (<em>β</em> = 0.98; p < .001). The highest PTG occurred in less experienced nurses (<1 year experience). Conversely, PTG scores decreased with greater years of nursing experience (<em>β</em> = −17; p = .027). Findings suggest that fostering PTG among nurses may begin with strengthening effective comanagement across professions and implementing targeted support to embrace PTG among new nurses.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"24 1","pages":"Article 102581"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154140","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}