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The Handoff is a vendor neutral content publication that dives into the most pressing topics in nursing, from burnout and mental health to diversity in nursing to the latest clinical innovations. The Handoff features discussions, presentations, and speakers that will help nurse leaders do their jobs better, whether that's at the bedside, managing a unit or an entire health system.

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March 29, 2023

Episode 91: Balancing Staffing, Retention, and Innovation in Nursing

Rex Lomboy joins to discuss the Integrated Resource Center's mission to put people in the right place at the right time while easing the way for nursing leaders. Listen now!
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March 22, 2023

Episode 90: Moving Beyond Linear Approaches to Nursing Staffing

Gladys Campbell joins to discuss the nursing workforce, how to get to the root of workforce-related issues, & how nurses can increase flexibility & specialization. Listen now!
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March 15, 2023

Episode 89: Staffing Standards and Delivering Quality Patient Care

Brie Sandow, the COO & CNO for St. Luke's Health Meridian Medical Center, discusses seasonality & the need to focus on data, analytics, & experts to best determine scheduling & staffing. Listen now!
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March 8, 2023

Episode 88: Service, Excellence, Advocacy, and Leadership: Jefferson Health's SEAL Team

Dani Bowie, the new host of The Handoff, speaks to Daniel Hudson about Jefferson Health's SEAL team, a group of flexible nurses who work across Jefferson's clinical enterprise. Listen now!
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February 2, 2023

How to Improve Your Travel Nurses’ Experience (and Why It Matters)

Contingent & travel healthcare labor will be utilized by facilities for the foreseeable future. As such, it's critical to ensure their experience in the workplace is positive & productive.
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January 24, 2023

How Mercy grew by over 1,000 internal gig nurses & cut travel agency spend by 50% in 2022 while improving the nurse experience

In 2022, Mercy utilized Trusted Health Works to decrease agency spend & grow internal gig nurses. Watch this webinar to learn more about the future of nursing flexibility.
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December 21, 2022

Episode 87: Essential skills for the contemporary nurse leader

Bonnie Clipper, nurse futurist, thought leader and guest of our most-downloaded episode ever, shares her thoughts on what the contemporary nurse leader looks like.
Read Article →Watch Video →Listen to Podcast →
December 14, 2022

Episode 86: How an endurance athlete used her training to lead through COVID-19

Director of Patient Care Services for Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hecktown Oaks Nichole Persing shares how training for an Ironman helped her in the early days of the pandemic.
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December 7, 2022

Episode 85: Why every nurse leader needs a leadership manifesto

Healthcare and leadership consultant Joni Watson shares the inspiration and process behind her approach to transformational nurse leadership.
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November 30, 2022

Episode 84: A deep dive into essential nurse leader competencies

Defense Health Chief Health Information Officer Josh Wymer does a deep dive into the eight essential nurse leader competencies.
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November 29, 2022

Take-Aways from Becker’s CEO + CFO Roundtable: Attract and Retain Nurses with Flexible Approach to Staffing

Trusted Health recently sponsored the Becker’s 10th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable. Learn about the key insights & takeaways for the nursing industry.
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November 23, 2022

Episode 83: What nurse leaders need to know about payers

Healthcare consultant Judy Kunisch gives us a deep dive on value-based payments and how they intersect with nursing.
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November 16, 2022

Episode 82: The state of healthcare recruiting

Leading healthcare recruiter Krista Whiting shares her thoughts on the current hiring market.
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November 9, 2022

Episode 81: A new approach to addressing violence against nurses

ICU nurse and entrepreneur Mel Cortez shares her vision for creating a safer, more secure workplace for nurses and other healthcare workers.
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November 2, 2022

Episode 80: A 25 year Kaiser Permanente veteran shares his journey

Regional Director for Operations and Nursing Professional Practice at KP Hawaii Rayne Soriano chats with Dr. Nurse Dan about his career.
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October 18, 2022

Where Does External Labor Fit in a Nursing Workforce Strategy?

To meet the demands of the modern healthcare workforce, the composition of the workforce employed by health systems must change & facilities must become more creative. The solution? Internal travel programs.
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October 5, 2022

4 Things to Consider When Choosing a Healthcare Staffing Solution

The changing landscape of healthcare staffing requires stakeholders to closely evaluate different staffing solutions. Learn 4 key things to consider when evaluating a healthcare staffing solution for your facility.
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September 21, 2022

The Value of Self-Managing your Contingent Nurse Workforce

More hospitals are managing their own contingent labor force. Learn why and how self-managing your contingent workforce can help your hospital.
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September 14, 2022

The Changing Role of MSPs to Manage Contingent Healthcare Workforce

Trying to determine if an MSP is right for your healthcare facility? Learn more about using MSPs to manage a contingent healthcare workforce.
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September 7, 2022

Understanding & Controlling Labor Costs in Healthcare

Exploring what's driving rising healthcare labor cost trends and how hospitals can control & optimize labor costs going forward.
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September 1, 2022

Forecasting Hospital Hiring Needs

Forecasting hiring needs for healthcare is one of the most difficult and most impactful challenges healthcare leaders face. Learn what’s needed for effective forecasting.
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August 30, 2022

How to Build an Effective Contingent Nurse Workforce

Build a resilient workforce to reduce short staffing and optimize staffing costs with strategic integration of contingent nurses.
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August 25, 2022

Three Trends for the Future of Healthcare Workforce

The future of healthcare workforce will be defined by three trends. In order for leaders to adapt and evolve to meet the changing needs of clinicians and patients, we must study these and disenthrall ourselves from the ways of the past.
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August 23, 2022

What I Wanted as a Nurse: A Look into Retaining Your Nursing Workforce

I was the nurse that wanted to float. Who wanted variety and flexibility. Who wanted to work extra shifts - not just for more money but for more experience. An internal agency within a healthcare system allows that to happen, which will help retain your nursing workforce.
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August 18, 2022

Strategies to Improve Nurse Engagement

Nurse engagement isn’t about longevity or tenure; it’s about nurses feeling vital to the mission and vitality in their life and work. We dig into why nurse engagement is at an all-time low, why compensation isn’t an effective catch-all antidote, and meaningful strategies to engage your nursing staff.
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August 16, 2022

Understanding & Addressing Nurse Turnover

Nurse turnover is at an all-time high, and trending upward. Learn about what’s driving these nurse turnover rates, the cost of nurse turnover & what healthcare facilities can do to turn the tide.
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August 11, 2022

Understanding & Addressing Nurse Burnout

Nurse burnout is pervasive, and it is a crisis. Read to learn what causes nurse burnout, its impact, and what healthcare facilities can do to curb the burnout crisis.
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August 9, 2022

Innovation in Action: Flexible Workforce Programs

Here are some flexible workforce programs not associated with travel that health systems can implement, followed by how you can take steps to make them as effective as possible.
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August 5, 2022

Innovative Strategies to Address Short Staffing in Nursing

Learn about the causes and effects of short staffing in nursing and how to improve it to ensure your facility is adequately staffed. 
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August 5, 2022

Mercy Workforce Transformation with Trusted

Mercy uses Works by Trusted to transform its workforce and enable new levels of flexibility. Innovative hospitals like Mercy use technology to attract and retain the next generation of nurses.
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August 4, 2022

Open Shift Gamification: How to Build a Proactive Incentive Program

With automated technology and innovative, strategic incentive programs, health systems can effectively change the game to better manage costs, while ensuring quality patient care. With the right tools, technologies, and analytics, the health system can change—and effectively win—the staffing incentive game.
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July 28, 2022

Innovative Staffing Solution: The Internal Travel Agency

The four steps outlined in this guide will help you establish an internal travel agency that can provide significant cost savings and promote your brand with internal staff and potential new employees.
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July 26, 2022

The Future of Nursing: Mercy's Roadmap for Redesigning the Workforce

Hosted by Becker's Hospital Review, Mercy shares how they improved retention, lowered labor costs, attracted world-class talent and delivered a nurse-first experience.
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July 20, 2022

Episode 79: New data on the state of nurse mental health

Trusted Health Vice President of Clinical Strategy & Transformation Dani Bowie shares the results of Trusted’s third annual survey on nurse mental health.
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July 15, 2022

How to Adapt to Changing Healthcare Staffing Models

Learn about the changes healthcare staffing models are currently undergoing & how your hospital can adapt.
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June 30, 2022

Episode 78: What’s next for nurses at the country’s largest public health system

Insights from NYC Health + Hospitals Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive Natalie Cineas.
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June 29, 2022

Episode 77: An emerging nurse leader shares her thoughts on the profession

Casey Green, aka “Critical Care Casey,” shares insights from the frontlines.
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June 15, 2022

Episode 76: A conversation with “America’s Favorite Nurse”

Author, podcast host, health advocate and regular CNBC contributor Nurse Alice talks about patient safety and the portrayal of nurses in the media.
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June 8, 2022

Episode 75: California’s nursing workforce strategy

A conversation with Healthimpact CEO & President Garrett Chan about how California is growing its nursing workforce and supporting the 400,000 nurses in the state.
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June 1, 2022

Building a Successful Internal Agency

Learn how industry veterans like Becky Kahn, VP of Client Solutions at Trusted Health & Laura Fricker, Executive Director, Internal Staffing Agency, Leading Mid-Atlantic Health System who have helped hospitals across the country put these strategies into practice.
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June 1, 2022

Episode 74: How UCLA’s Chief Nurse Executive maintains a high-performing culture

UCLA CNE and Assistant Dean for the School of Nursing Karen Grimley shares leadership lessons.
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May 24, 2022

Episode 73: A candid conversation about the state of nursing

Nurse futurist and thought leader Bonnie Clipper chats with Dr. Nurse Dan about the challenges – and opportunities – facing the profession.
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May 22, 2022

Episode 72: How this nurse leader forged her own path

Kathy Malloch shares how and why she decided to cobble together a career that spans from the bedside to academia, a state board of nursing, consulting and more.
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May 11, 2022

Episode 71: Why nurse leaders need to understand how to use data

Nurse informaticist and innovation expert Rich Kenny talks about why data is so important to the field of nursing.
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May 4, 2022

Episode 70: How one educator is creating the nurse leaders of tomorrow

University of Calgary Faculty of Nursing Dean & Professor Sandra Davidson shares her take on the changing face of nurse leadership.
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May 3, 2022

Building a Flexible Nursing Workforce Program Masterclass

Watch this Masterclass Webinar to learn some of Dan Weberg and Dani Bowie's collective successes, pitfalls, insights & learnings from real world nursing workforce program implementations at health systems like Kaiser, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Legacy Health, and Ascension.
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April 26, 2022

Episode 69: How Johns Hopkins manages its contingent nursing workforce

The director of Johns Hopkins Intrastaff talks about overseeing the health system’s fully licensed staffing agency and VMS.
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April 25, 2022

Solving the Nursing Crisis: A Focus on Mental Health and Wellness through Technology and Workforce Innovation

Find out how Mercy CNO Betty Jo Rocchio was able to make dramatic changes to her staffing models that improved mental health and nurse retention, while driving higher quality of care, streamlining administration, and improving visibility into performance across the entire health system.
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April 14, 2022

Episode 68: The unique challenges of nursing on a remote island chain

Hawaii State Center for Nursing Director Laura Reichhardt talks about the challenges of nursing in Hawaii and how that impacted the state’s COVID response plan.
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April 13, 2022

Episode 67: How do we teach nurses to be anti-racist?

Penn State University Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion and 30-year healthcare veteran Dr. Sheldon D. Fields talks about his personal mission to diversify nursing.
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March 10, 2022

Nurse Career Report: Data Insights for a Profession in Crisis

Join Trusted Health co-founder Matt Pierce & Providence CNO Courtnay Caufield as they discuss insights from our recently conducted survey of more than 3,000 nurses about their career.
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November 17, 2021

Episode 66: What keeps a healthcare economist up at night

Healthcare economist and workforce expert Dr. Peter Buerhaus talks about the potential long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the nursing profession.
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November 10, 2021

Episode 65: Solving the “travesty” that is nurse scheduling

Bon Secours Vice President of Nursing Workforce Development Dani Bowie shares insights from her work to cut down the time nurse managers spend staffing and scheduling.
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November 3, 2021

Episode 62: Creating a strong culture of patient safety

Patient safety expert Nan Henderson talks about best practices for reducing harm events and making handoffs safer.
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November 3, 2021

Episode 64: A deep dive into moral injury

Health workforce equity researcher and George Washington University Professor of Health Policy Dr. Patricia Pittman shares insights from The Moral Injury Project.
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October 26, 2021

Episode 63: Overcoming a stroke and finding a career in nursing

Paul Coyne shares his remarkable story of how a stroke at 26 inspired him to pursue a career in nursing.
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October 6, 2021

Episode 61: What does the post-pandemic nursing workforce look like?

Oregon Center for Nursing Executive Director Jana Bitton shares her thoughts on the challenges and opportunities ahead for the nursing workforce.
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September 29, 2021

Episode 60: How to become a culturally competent nurse leader

Professional development specialist and self-described “nurse agitator” Tiffany Gibson talks to Dan about empowering culturally competent nurse leaders.
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September 15, 2021

Episode 58: Closing the education-practice gap in nursing

Geoffrey Roche of Dignity Health Global Education shares insights from the intersection of healthcare, leadership and academia.
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September 15, 2021

Episode 59: Becoming an “ends of the earth leader”

Dr. Lucy Leclerc and Dr. Kay Kennedy share their vision for human-centered nurse leadership.
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September 8, 2021

Episode 57: The insidious role of organizational violence in nursing

Institute of Emergency Nursing Research Director Lisa Wolf sheds light on the role that organizational violence plays within workplace violence in nursing.
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May 5, 2021

Episode 56: A candid conversation about mental health

Two frontline nurses join Dr. Nurse Dan for a candid discussion about the legacy of the pandemic on nurses’ mental health and feelings about the profession.
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April 27, 2021

Episode 55: Why we need a paradigm shift when it comes to nurse mental health

The Ohio State University Dean of the College of Nursing and Chief Wellness Officer Bernadette Melnyk talks about the mental health crisis plaguing our nation’s nurses.
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April 21, 2021

Episode 54: A healthier approach to nurse leadership

Dr. Kathy Scott and Bridget Sarikas are the co-authors of a new book that proposes a novel approach to leadership centered on science, experimentation and humor.
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April 14, 2021

Episode 53: Should you consider a career in advanced practice nursing?

Children’s author, housecall expert and nationally recognized nurse practitioner Dr. Scharmaine Lawson talks about advanced practice nursing and more.
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April 8, 2021

Episode 52: How the pandemic changed Mercy’s approach to nurse staffing forever

Mercy’s Senior Vice President & System Chief Nursing Officer Betty Jo Rocchio talks about how the pandemic has changed her approach to staffing.
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March 31, 2021

Episode 51: How COVID-19 has impacted the nursing workforce

UCSF professor and healthcare workforce researcher Dr. Joanne Spetz talks about the trends she’s seeing across the profession.
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March 24, 2021

Episode 50: Building resilience in the face of moral suffering

Johns Hopkins Professor of Nursing & Clinical Ethics Dr. Cynda Rushton discusses how nurses can manage moral suffering, maintain their integrity and build resilience.
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March 17, 2021

Episode 49: How COVID-19 inspired two nurses to rethink visitation

In response to a restricted visitation policy, Duke University nurses Mollie Kettle and Kelly Kester created a program to empower virtual visitation in record time.
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March 10, 2021

Episode 48: A North Dakota nurse speaks out

ND Nurses Association President Tessa Johnson shares her reaction to a controversial decision from the governor asking COVID-19 positive nurses to continue working.
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March 3, 2021

Episode 47: The role of nurses as healthcare goes digital

Microsoft’s Molly McCarthy shares her perspective on how nurses can get involved in digital initiatives like virtual care.
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February 17, 2021

Episode 46: Why going “back to normal” isn’t an option for underrepresented communities

Our conversation with Black and LGBTQ+ advocate Dr. James Q. Simmons, NP about the lessons from COVID-19.
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February 9, 2021

Episode 45: What the ANA is doing to combat racism in nursing

ANA President Dr. Ernest Grant talks vaccine, mental health and addressing racism within nursing -- a project he hopes will be his legacy within the organization.
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February 2, 2021

Episode 44: Making nursing more diverse

UNC Chapel Hill Nursing Professor and diversity advocate Dr. Rumay Alexander shares her take on how we can make nursing and nursing school more diverse and inclusive.
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January 21, 2021

Episode 43: How nurses can cope with the trauma of COVID-19

Author and organizational trauma expert Dr. Diana Hendel shares advice for nurses and nurse leaders on how to cope with the wounds inflicted by COVID-19.
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November 12, 2020

Episode 42: What nurse leaders need to know about informatics

HIMSS Director of Clinical Informatics Tammy Kwiatkoski sheds light on the growing field of informatics and tips for working with colleagues in this role.
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November 10, 2020

Episode 41: The future of clinical education

Clinical education expert Lawrence Sherman shares his thoughts on how we train the doctors and nurses of the future.
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November 5, 2020

Episode 40: Why conversations about nurse leadership need to start earlier

Nursing educator Jannah Amiel believes our thinking about nurse leadership is outdated and should start at the bedside.
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October 29, 2020

Episode 39: Why we need more nurses with disabilities

Disability rights activist Andrea Dalzell, aka The Seated Nurse, shares what the healthcare industry needs to know about working with colleagues who are disabled.
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October 27, 2020

Episode 38: Addressing bullying and incivility in nursing

Workplace bullying expert Renee Thompson shares advice for nurse leaders looking to eradicate bad behavior amongst their staff.
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October 22, 2020

Episode 37: Making your unit safe for nurses of color

Pediatric nurse practitioner Ashley Sayles shares advice for nurse leaders who want to create a more equitable and inclusive workplace.
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October 15, 2020

Episode 36: A millennial nurse leader talks innovation and the importance of soft skills

Nursing rising star and inaugural recipient of J&J’s Nurse Innovation Fellowship Charlene Platon shares her perspectives on leadership and innovation.
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October 15, 2020

Episode 35: How to be a “people whisperer”

Executive coach Sean Olson believes that being a nurse leader is about people, not processes. In this episode he shares tips for staying connected to your team.
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October 11, 2020

The Handoff Live: Team mental wellness strategies for nurse leaders

In our first-ever live episode of The Handoff, Dr. Nurse Dan and Kaiser Permanente CNE Courtnay Caufield talk about all things mental wellness.
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October 8, 2020

Episode 33: Leadership insights for nurses

Making the shift from the bedside to nurse manager or leader is one of the biggest challenges that nurses face. AONL’s Education Director shares tips for how to cope.
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October 6, 2020

Episode 32: How COVID-19 has made simulation more relevant than ever

Simulation expert KT Waxman shares an inside look at how simulation in nursing has taken on new urgency in light of COVID-19.
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October 1, 2020

Episode 31: Simple tips to sharpen your financial skills as a nurse leader

Deborah Stilgenbauer is a rare bedside nurse who now works in finance. She joins us to share useful tips for nurse leaders who want to sharpen their financial know-how.
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September 29, 2020

Episode 30: How nurses can develop an innovation mindset

Marion Leary, Director Of Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, shares tips for bringing more innovation to the field of nursing.
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September 24, 2020

Episode 29: Advice for nurse-entrepreneurs from a healthcare investor

Cyril Philip of Providence Ventures shares the technologies and companies that get him most excited, as well as advice for aspiring nurse-entrepreneurs.
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September 22, 2020

Episode 28: Using big data to address nurse staffing

Workforce optimization expert Therese Fitzpatrick talks about how to tackle the problem of staffing using data science.
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September 17, 2020

Episode 27: A sleep expert shares her best tips for nurses

What is the ideal interval between shift rotations? Does splitting sleep work? How long is the ideal nap? Dr. Lois James answers all your burning questions around sleep.
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September 15, 2020

Episode 26: The state of critical care nursing

Megan Brunson of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses shares insights from the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19.
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September 9, 2020

Episode 25: What it’s like to be a nursing student in 2020

The president and vice president of the California Nursing Students’ Association share how COVID-19 has upended nursing school.
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September 7, 2020

Episode 24: Why we need more products designed by nurses

Nurses use more products than any other group of clinicians, which is why UMass Amherst Professor Karen Giuliano says they should be building more of them.
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August 26, 2020

Episode 23: The political power of nurses

ANA California Executive Director Marketa Housekova believes nurses have immense political power and she wants them to use it.
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August 26, 2020

Episode 22: Making ethical decisions in the face of uncertainty

When it comes to ethics in nursing, easy answers are hard to come by. ANA’s Bioethicist Liz Stokes shares advice for nurses who are weighing tough decisions.
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August 19, 2020

Episode 19: Practical career advice for the modern nurse

Career coach Beth A. Brooks shares advice for nurses thinking about making their next professional move.
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August 19, 2020

Episode 20: Nursing leadership in the era of COVID-19

Duke University School of Nursing Dean Marion Broome shares advice on being a nurse leader during a once-in-a-generation public health crisis.
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August 19, 2020

Episode 21: Understanding health equity starts locally

Nurse Economist and the host of Johnson & Johnson’s See You Now podcast Shawna Butler explains why thinking locally is so important when it comes to health equity.
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August 14, 2020

Episode 18: Why these two design experts think nurses are uniquely well-suited to be agents of innovation

The design experts behind Kaiser Permanente's Innovation Lab share their perspective on why nurses make great innovators and change agents.
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March 29, 2023

Episode 91: Balancing Staffing, Retention, and Innovation in Nursing

Rex Lomboy joins to discuss the Integrated Resource Center's mission to put people in the right place at the right time while easing the way for nursing leaders. Listen now!
Read Article →Watch Video →Listen to Podcast →
March 22, 2023

Episode 90: Moving Beyond Linear Approaches to Nursing Staffing

Gladys Campbell joins to discuss the nursing workforce, how to get to the root of workforce-related issues, & how nurses can increase flexibility & specialization. Listen now!
Read Article →Watch Video →Listen to Podcast →
March 15, 2023

Episode 89: Staffing Standards and Delivering Quality Patient Care

Brie Sandow, the COO & CNO for St. Luke's Health Meridian Medical Center, discusses seasonality & the need to focus on data, analytics, & experts to best determine scheduling & staffing. Listen now!
Read Article →Watch Video →Listen to Podcast →
March 8, 2023

Episode 88: Service, Excellence, Advocacy, and Leadership: Jefferson Health's SEAL Team

Dani Bowie, the new host of The Handoff, speaks to Daniel Hudson about Jefferson Health's SEAL team, a group of flexible nurses who work across Jefferson's clinical enterprise. Listen now!
Read Article →Watch Video →Listen to Podcast →
February 2, 2023

How to Improve Your Travel Nurses’ Experience (and Why It Matters)

Contingent & travel healthcare labor will be utilized by facilities for the foreseeable future. As such, it's critical to ensure their experience in the workplace is positive & productive.
Read Article →Watch Video →Listen to Podcast →
January 24, 2023

How Mercy grew by over 1,000 internal gig nurses & cut travel agency spend by 50% in 2022 while improving the nurse experience

In 2022, Mercy utilized Trusted Health Works to decrease agency spend & grow internal gig nurses. Watch this webinar to learn more about the future of nursing flexibility.
Read Article →Watch Video →Listen to Podcast →
December 21, 2022

Episode 87: Essential skills for the contemporary nurse leader

Bonnie Clipper, nurse futurist, thought leader and guest of our most-downloaded episode ever, shares her thoughts on what the contemporary nurse leader looks like.
Read Article →Watch Video →Listen to Podcast →

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