Nurse Leadership Dumpster Fire

Team Metrics: The Army

Improving team health is the most critical factor for long-term success. Learn why superficial fixes fail and how to build results. Many managers struggle to quantify th

Efficiency Metrics: The Sheild!

Watch Next: From Reactive to Proactive: How to Take Control of Your Day https://youtu.be/cMsh_oARuHQ?si=7l7IB7qtDHX5wyDe Master efficiency metrics to improve your unit o

Hospital Metrics: Weapons!

What if the reason your nursing unit is drowning in high ratios right now has less to do with this year’s budget, and more to do with a missing ingredient in a cookie bac

Metrics Shorts :)

Just Taresa talking. Wanted to let you guys know about the three metrics episodes coming up after this!

The Nursing Crisis is a Dumpster Fire

Watch Next: The Characteristics You Need to Land Your First Nurse Manager Job https://youtu.be/7W03DkTVRE8 The nursing workforce crisis is hitting units hard. We break d

The Fauci Diaries: What Really Happened on the Front Lines?

Anthony Fauci is under fire after Congress voted to hold him in contempt for pleading the 5th multiple times. There are people with STRONG opinions against or in support

Time Management tips for busy nurse leaders

Busy all day, productive all week, and still somehow stuck on the work that actually matters? This episode is for every manager who ends the day wondering where the time

When 17 Nurses Got Pregnant at Once-and The Leaders Behind the Story

Staffing a Unit with 17 pregnant nurses at the same time SHOULD be a nightmare! But Chief Nursing Officer, Lisa Gossett, RN, MSN, CENP has created a culture where frontli

Difficult Conversations Done Right: The Tools That Work

Master difficult conversations in nursing leadership. Learn essential strategies to manage conflict and de-escalate situations. Handling difficult conversations is a cor

Growth and Connection a Vulnerable conversation

In this episode, Cindy and Taresa share their personal experiences with leadership challenges, burnout, and growth in healthcare. They discuss strategies for resilience,

Bonus: Comparing when I was a nurse

Watch Next: 1:1’s for Large Teams: A Nurse Leader’s Guide to Success https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCcmwXZHFpw Cindy and Taresa are Master's-prepared and Certified nu

Building a Strong Team of Nurses

Watch Next: Difficulties in Leadership; Nurse Supervisor Stress and Burnout https://youtu.be/5ISc7bXwIbw?si=PV6it_Z-8JgRt9xi Setting a clear vision with your team is ess

Article review 2025 acuity staffing

In this episode, we discuss a white paper from the AONL that explores innovative nurse staffing strategies, focusing on acuity-based scheduling, technology integration, a

From Bedside to Leadership: One Nurse's Journey with Melissa Lavis

In this episode, we talk about the challenge of landing your first job when you are driven and really want to be a nurse leader. Tune in with us as we talk with Melissa L

Painful Leadership Mistakes: Lessons Learned from Disciplining Nursing Staff

Watch Next: ADHD is our SUPERPOWER as Nurse Leaders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr8fg148RkU Taresa and Cindy are Master's Prepared and Certified Nurse Leaders who ar

Minimal Resources: A Nurse Leader's Guide to Avoiding Burnout

In this podcast episode, Taresa and Cindy continue to explore Nurse Leader Burnout and share tips, tricks, sacrifices, and mindsets required to make things work.  Learn h

The Rest of Forever: Burning out as an Experienced Nurse Leader

Watch Next: Keeping the Frontline Perspective: Interview https://youtu.be/Ks8B1q2WMCA?si=oCCK0pBpXhSmF6y5 So you’ve made it through the learning curve of the first two y

Managing ADHD as a Nurse Leader

Watch Next:  ADHD is our SUPERPOWER as Nurse Leaders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr8fg148RkU&t=3s In this episode, find out how Taresa and Cindy manage their ADHD t

Episode 6 ADHD is our SUPERPOWER as Nurse Leaders part 1

Keeping the Frontline Nurse Perspective: Interview with Britney Garcia  https://youtu.be/Ks8B1q2WMCA?si=96tuXAp_VMqJp_yh Have you thought that ADHD was holding you back

Episode 5 Interview: Keeping the Frontline Perspective

In episode 5, we interview Britney Garcia. She has worked at the VA for over 20 years in several roles. She has been a staff nurse, Nurse manager of an inpatient unit, as