Pub Date : 2025-08-29DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102507
Anne Schmidt DNP, ANP-BC, CENP, CPHQ, FAONL
In nursing leadership, clarity in the language used is foundational for effective strategic execution. As health care systems evolve, the ability to distinguish between models of care and care delivery methods is essential. Models reflect the “why” and incorporate organizational and professional values, as well as evidence-based frameworks to guide practice reliability. Methods express the “how,” consisting of workflows shaped by patient acuity, team skill mix, resource availability, and the care environment. Nursing leaders must not only grasp these distinctions but also communicate them effectively. Accuracy in terminology, conceptual understanding, and clear articulation enable leaders to align teams, adapt thoughtfully, and sustain high-quality, coordinated care across complex environments.
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University Hospitals (UH), a comprehensive health system headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, was honored with the 2025 American Organization for Nursing Leadership’s Prism Award. UH was recognized for demonstrating exceptional commitment to recruiting, retaining, and developing nursing talent within the health system and in the community and for empowering every team member, from nurses to support staff, to practice at the top of their license. This article describes the initiatives that helped UH garner the award.
{"title":"UH Nursing Leadership Shapes Future Staff","authors":"Michelle Hereford MSHA, RN, FACHE, Ashley Carlucci DNP, MHA, RN, CEN, CENP, Jennifer Carpenter DNP, RN, CENP, Holly Ma DNP, MS, RN, NPD-BC","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102505","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102505","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>University Hospitals (UH), a comprehensive health system headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, was honored with the 2025 American Organization for Nursing Leadership’s Prism Award. UH was recognized for demonstrating exceptional commitment to recruiting, retaining, and developing nursing talent within the health system and in the community and for empowering every team member, from nurses to support staff, to practice at the top of their license. This article describes the initiatives that helped UH garner the award.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 5","pages":"Article 102505"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145110235","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}
Pub Date : 2025-08-21DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102503
Kaneesha Ogle PhD, Sara Arter PhD, Anna Ressler DNP, Shelby Logsdon MSN, Britt Cole DNP
This study examined whether a nursing policy hackathon could increase nurses’ and nursing students’ engagement in health policy. More than 120 participants, nurses, students, legislators, and health care leaders collaborated to address a state nursing shortage. Forty-four nurses and students completed the Waddell Spectrum for Policy Participation Influence and Research Instrument before the event, with follow-up 6 months later. Paired samples t-tests assessed changes across 5 policy engagement subscales. No statistically significant changes were observed, although small, nonsignificant increases appeared in 2 subscales. Although immediate effects were limited, the hackathon model shows promise as a collaborative, experiential strategy to foster nurses’ policy engagement and advocacy.
{"title":"Empowering Nurses in Policy: A Pilot Evaluation of a Policy Hackathon Intervention","authors":"Kaneesha Ogle PhD, Sara Arter PhD, Anna Ressler DNP, Shelby Logsdon MSN, Britt Cole DNP","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102503","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102503","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examined whether a nursing policy hackathon could increase nurses’ and nursing students’ engagement in health policy. More than 120 participants, nurses, students, legislators, and health care leaders collaborated to address a state nursing shortage. Forty-four nurses and students completed the Waddell Spectrum for Policy Participation Influence and Research Instrument before the event, with follow-up 6 months later. Paired samples <em>t</em>-tests assessed changes across 5 policy engagement subscales. No statistically significant changes were observed, although small, nonsignificant increases appeared in 2 subscales. Although immediate effects were limited, the hackathon model shows promise as a collaborative, experiential strategy to foster nurses’ policy engagement and advocacy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 6","pages":"Article 102503"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145580391","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}
Pub Date : 2025-08-18DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102488
Tessi Flood RN, MSN, CCRN
Today nurse managers are navigating unprecedented complexity, balancing rising expectations with limited experience and minimal real-time support. Traditional leadership development approaches, while valuable, are episodic and disconnected from daily operational demands. This article introduces a novel approach: an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital mentor that delivers in-the-moment coaching, reinforces standard leadership practices, and supports clinical leaders where they work Figure 1. Drawing from early implementation findings across hospital units, the article highlights how an AI tool, reduces administrative burden, increases leader rounding and enhances role clarity.It explores how AI can scale leader mentorship, build equity in development access, and provide measurable returns for health systems. Far from replacing leaders, AI augments their presence and performance, positioning digital mentorship as a critical strategy for sustainable, high-impact transformational nursing leadership.
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Pub Date : 2025-08-18DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102492
Amy E. Trueblood MS, RN, NEA-BC
Dr. Laura J. Wood serves as the System Chief Nurse Executive, Sporing Carpenter Chair for Nursing, and Executive Vice President, Patient Care Operations at Boston Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining Boston Children’s in 2013, Laura held pediatric nursing and progressive operational leadership roles within The Johns Hopkins Hospital Children’s Center (Hopkins Medicine), The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and The University of Pennsylvania Health System (PennMedicine) and served as National Vice President of Clinical Solutions Siemens Healthcare (Cerner/Oracle Health Corporation). She is recognized as an innovative executive nurse leader with strong operations and digital health care experience, guiding measurable improvement in quality, safety, and the health of work environments as a foundation of operational excellence. A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow alumna and a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, Laura currently serves as President of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and on several nonprofit boards.
Laura J. Wood博士担任波士顿儿童医院的系统首席护士执行官,Sporing Carpenter护理主席和执行副总裁,负责患者护理业务。在2013年加入波士顿儿童医院之前,劳拉在约翰霍普金斯医院儿童中心(霍普金斯医学)、费城儿童医院(CHOP)和宾夕法尼亚大学卫生系统(PennMedicine)担任儿科护理和进步业务领导职务,并担任西门子医疗(Cerner/Oracle Health Corporation)临床解决方案全国副总裁。她被公认为具有强大运营和数字医疗保健经验的创新执行护士领导者,指导质量,安全和工作环境健康的可衡量改进,作为卓越运营的基础。作为罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会的执行护士研究员校友和美国护理学会的研究员,劳拉目前担任美国护士资格认证中心(ANCC)的主席和几个非营利委员会的成员。
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Pub Date : 2025-08-16DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102504
M. Lindell Joseph PhD, RN, FAAN, FAONL
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Amid high nurse turnover, an urban health system launched a structured, points-based recognition program to improve satisfaction and retention. A cross-sectional survey assessed perceptions of recognition, satisfaction, and intent to leave across generational cohorts, shifts, roles, and service lines. While no generational differences were significant, swing shift nurses and those working in Emergency and Perioperative Services reported higher turnover intentions. Nursing leaders reported greater satisfaction and recognition than staff nurses. Recognition was strongly correlated with higher job satisfaction and lower turnover intention. Findings highlight the importance of consistent, visible recognition tailored to roles, shifts, and specialties.
{"title":"Recognition That Resonates","authors":"Sarah Clement DNP, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CCRN, Jacqueline Haverkamp DNP, MBA, RN, FNP-BC","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102498","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102498","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Amid high nurse turnover, an urban health system launched a structured, points-based recognition program to improve satisfaction and retention. A cross-sectional survey assessed perceptions of recognition, satisfaction, and intent to leave across generational cohorts, shifts, roles, and service lines. While no generational differences were significant, swing shift nurses and those working in Emergency and Perioperative Services reported higher turnover intentions. Nursing leaders reported greater satisfaction and recognition than staff nurses. Recognition was strongly correlated with higher job satisfaction and lower turnover intention. Findings highlight the importance of consistent, visible recognition tailored to roles, shifts, and specialties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 6","pages":"Article 102498"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145580390","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}
This article explores the development and implementation of the clinical nurse leader role within an integrated health care system, emphasizing the historical collaboration with academic institutions, efforts to stabilize the workforce, and enhance care delivery. It highlights the establishment of an academic-practice partnership, the alignment of clinical nurse leaders with organizational goals and the partnership between nurse managers, as well as the broader implications for health care practice and outcomes.
{"title":"Transforming Healthcare Teams","authors":"LeeAnna Spiva PhD, RN, Melissa Box MSN, RN, Adriana Shults MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL, Wendy Elliott MSN, MBA-HM, RN, NE-BC, a-IPC, Brittany Salman MSN, RN, PCCN, CNL, Krystle Miller MSN, RN, Elizabeth Berrier MSN, RN, NPD-BC","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102502","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2025.102502","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article explores the development and implementation of the clinical nurse leader role within an integrated health care system, emphasizing the historical collaboration with academic institutions, efforts to stabilize the workforce, and enhance care delivery. It highlights the establishment of an academic-practice partnership, the alignment of clinical nurse leaders with organizational goals and the partnership between nurse managers, as well as the broader implications for health care practice and outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"23 5","pages":"Article 102502"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145110222","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}