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Frontline managers are the backbone of healthcare, yet they often lack the tools and support needed to thrive.
In this episode, Dr. Cole Edmonson, a distinguished healthcare leader and advocate for nursing excellence, talks about the importance of empowering frontline managers through community building, ethical training, and clear communication to enhance their engagement, job satisfaction, and leadership effectiveness in healthcare. He believes creating a community of practice with early adopters can help integrate new initiatives, such as redesigning orientation and providing administrative support, to improve engagement and job satisfaction. Dr. Edmonson emphasizes the significance of addressing moral distress through ethical training and safe discussion spaces, which enhance moral courage among nurse leaders to navigate ethical dilemmas with confidence and integrity. The insights he shares throughout this conversation underscore the importance of prioritizing ethical considerations and providing adequate support systems for nurse leaders.
Tune in and discover how innovative orientation and administrative support can boost nurse manager engagement and job satisfaction!
About Cole Edmonson
HWI Consultant, Clinical Executive, and Workforce Expert, Dr. Edmonson has a career spanning three decades with roles from clinician to chief nursing / clinical officer. He is a contributor to the literature and a speaker in leadership, disaster planning, strategic management, succession planning, research, moral courage, nurse bullying, culture building, emerging global health issues, technology, workforce, academic practice partnerships, and Magnet. He is the co-author of the Nurse Manager Guide to Recruitment and Retention book. He is a Just Culture and High Reliability expert. He is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow program alumni and serves on national nursing boards, including AONL, NOBC, and ANCC.
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