Nick Chmielewski speaks with Jeff Doucette, DNP, RN, FACHE, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Press Ganey. In this episode, Jeff explains how workforce engagement impacts the overall care process and patient satisfaction. He touches on his work at Press Ganey, and the company’s involvement in improving workforce engagement.  

Nick Chmielewski speaks with Nancy Mannion, DNP, RN, CEN, FAEN, chair-elect and secretary of the Nurses on Boards Coalition and president of NMB Global Leadership, LLC. In this episode, they discuss the importance of having nurses serve on various boards to give their input on improving healthcare within communities.

Nick Chmielewski speaks with Kim Vance, MSN, RN, NE-BC, an associate director in BRG’s Patient Care Optimization team. In this episode, they discuss factors in optimizing and approaching span of control within a facility, including hours of operation, patient turnover rate, and overall environment safety. 

Nick Chmielewski speaks with Josephine Wahl, MS, RN, FACHE, an associate director in BRG’s Care Transitions Team who has a background in nursing and patient care services. In this episode, they discuss nursing leadership’s role in care transitions.

Nick Chmielewski speaks with Summer Bryant, DNP, RN, CENP, CMSRN, Senior Managing Consultant on BRG’s HPI Inpatient Nursing Team. She is also the president of the Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing. In this episode, they discuss the topic of Medical Surgical Nursing. 

In this episode, Nick Chmielewski speaks with Dr. Erik Martin, DNP, RN, CENP, vice president of Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer at Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Martin is also president of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL). They discuss current workforce challenges in nursing practice.

In this episode, Nick Chmielewski speaks with Karen Barrow, FACHE (Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives), a Registered Nurse by background and associate director in BRG's Clinical Variation team. They discuss key aspects of reducing clinical variation and how this focus can improve quality and reduce costs.

In this episode, Nick Chmielewski speaks with Lisa Wolf, PhD, RN, CEN, FAEN, FAAN, director of Emergency Nursing Research at the Emergency Nurses Association, and Anna Valdez, PhD, RN, FAEN, FAADN, a professor in and chair of the Department of Nursing at Sonoma State University. They discuss structural and implicit bias in nursing practice.

In this episode, Nick Chmielewski speaks with Jennifer Schmitz, MSN, EMT-P, CEN, CPEN, CNML, FNP-C, NE-BC, chief nursing officer at Southern Maine Health Care and 2022 president of the Emergency Nurses Association. They discuss the state of emergency nursing in America and potential implications for the nurse executive.

In this episode, Nick Chmielewski speaks with Laura Jacquin, a Registered Nurse by background and a managing director in and leader of BRG's Clinical Documentation Improvement service line. They discuss key aspects of CDI that nurse executives should know.