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Dr. Marion Leary is the Director of Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Dr. Leary has been involved in incredible initiatives to amplify the voice of nurses and share the innovative work that nurses are doing. In this interview with Lippincott NursingCenter Senior Clinical Editor Lisa Bonsall, we learn about Dr. Leary's nursing journey, innovation as a mindset, current projects, and advice for nurses interested in the innovation space.

Dr. Sarah Delgado works with the Strategic Advocacy team at the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). In this interview with Lippincott Senior Clinical Editor Lisa Bonsall, Dr. Delgado shares her nursing journey, why professional association membership for nurses is important, what nurses need to know about healthcare policy, and advice for new nurses out there who are striving to make a difference.

Dr. Lindsey Harris is family nurse practitioner, educator, leader, and now public servant in as a Legislative Fellow in Representative Lauren Underwood's office. In this interview with Lippincott Senior Clinical Editor, Lisa Bonsall, Dr. Harris shares her career journey in nursing, details about her fellowship in Health Policy with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, her work now as a Legislative Fellow, and advice for nurses interested in advocacy and health policy.

In this episode, Senior Clinical Editor, Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN speaks with Dr. Dale E. Beatty, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Chief Nurse Executive and Vice President Patient Care Services at Stanford Health Care, and President of the Association of California Nurse Leaders.

Highlights of the conversation include:

• How structures and systems at Stanford have become more inclusive
• Why nurses have to participate in governance to use their voice collectively to change social policy and lead
• The importance of finding a mentor and getting involved in something you are passionate about.

Today's episode includes highlights from the webinar Wake Up Health Care: Pursuing Greatness, A Candid Conversation with Mayo Clinic. Listen in as JoEllen Frain, human resources chair at Mayo Clinic talks about the challenges that many health care organizations are facing today and how they must simultaneously elevate culture and innovative workforce solutions to make their organizations a great place to work.

To view the whole webinar, please visit nursingcenter.com/wakeuphealth care. Thank you.

Listen is as Megan Doble, DNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C, reviews the basics of sepsis and the latest recommendations on managing patients with sepsis.

By remaining up to date on the latest research and recommendations, nurses can recognize subtle clinical changes that are the precursors to sepsis and best advocate for patients.

Dr. Doble discusses:

• Current definitions related to sepsis
• Sepsis pathophysiology
• Patient care recommendations

The take home message is recognizing sepsis as a medical emergency, as early recognition and treatment can prevent death.

In this episode, Cathleen Wheatley, DNP, RN, CENP, FAAN, President of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and Sr. Vice President of Clinical Operations speaks with Senior Clinical Editor, Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN-K. Highlights of the conversation include:

• Growing services to meet the needs of the community, improving quality to meet the needs of patients, and attending to the needs of the workforce.
• How being visible and communicating with the front line allows more informed decision-making.
• Advice for nurses interested in leadership and board membership, including being intentional, identifying mentors, and taking risks.

Listen to the experts from our popular webinar on Becoming Great in Healthcare! Industry leaders Anne Dabrow Woods, Nanne Finis, and Michael C. Bush had a one-hour open and honest conversation addressing the challenges currently facing the healthcare industry as well as the innovative work that is happening across the country in great healthcare organizations. Here are the highlights of that conversation.

In this episode, Senior Clinical Editor, Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN-K, speaks with Dr. Candice Vaughan Griffin, Executive Director of Clinical Education & Professional Development at Banner Health, and Dr. Marilyn Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing at Duke University School of Nursing and Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Educator.

Dr. Griffin and Dr. Oermann answer some of the questions that were submitted by attendees of the webinar, Preparing the Next Generation of Practice-Ready Nurses. In this podcast, the following questions are addressed:

1. We recognize that graduate nurses are not practice ready when they graduate. One recommendation is to have a shared competency model across education and practice for beginner nurses. Can you tell us more about this idea and why it's important for both education and practice?
2. How can education and practice determine these competencies?
3. Do you think assessing shared competency and clinical judgement is superior to clinical judgement alone when we are looking at practice-readiness?

In this episode, Senior Clinical Editor, Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN-K, speaks with Dr. Kenya Beard, Inaugural Dean and Chief Academic Officer at Mercy College School of Nursing, and Dr. Sally Carlisle, the Director for the Nurse Faculty Fellowship at Chamberlain University.

Dr. Beard and Dr. Carlisle answer some of the questions that were submitted by attendees of the webinar, Preparing the Next Generation of Practice-Ready Nurses. In this podcast, the following questions are addressed:

• You started the first faculty residency/fellowship program in the country. What drove you to develop this program? How did you demonstrate to Chamberlain University that this program should be implemented?
• What have been the measurable outcomes you've discovered since implementing the fellowship program?
• What would you recommend to others who want to develop a similar program?