Becker's Clinical Quality & Infection Control

35 NURSING SPOTLIGHT team members leave. Physical and psychological safety are equally important in an era where workplace violence is highly prevalent. In the end, I believe showing caregivers they are loved and appreciated for the heroic jobs they do is as impactful as other more expensive solutions. Gay Landstrom, PhD, RN. Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.): As CNO, my focus for the remainder of the year is on nurse and nursing support team retention, resilience, and recruitment. Like all health systems, the COVID-19 pandemic was challenging for our colleagues leading some nurses to leave the field entirely or retire early. At the same time, we are competing with other health systems and agencies to recruit nurses. To provide the best nursing experience possible, we are focused on new care models that allow nurses to practice at the top of their licenses, while also providing innovative ways to provide quality care. rough virtual opportunities for nurses, we can delay retirements and retain staff who want a different type of work-life balance. We are also continuing to focus on our in-house travel nurse program, FirstChoice. FirstChoice allows Trinity Health-employed nurses to have flexibility in their work schedule, care for our patients wherever there is a need, and allows us to reduce our need for external contracted labor. Kevin Browne, DNP, RN. Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nurse Executive at St. Joseph's Health (Paterson, N.J.): As chief nurse executive at St. Joseph's Health, I recognize that the overall well-being of all the nurses on my team is essential to good patient care. To start, my top priorities remain post-pandemic staffing challenges and the emotional and physical wellbeing of our nurses. As we continue to see an exodus of tenured staff from traditional nursing roles, we are losing years of wisdom and experience from the bedside and mentorship opportunities for new nurses. I believe the discipline at large is struggling to find joy in a profession that once gave us deep satisfaction. A reset is needed to reignite the discipline's passion. I remain committed to helping nurses find that joy again. Maureen White, RN. Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.): e health and well-being of Northwell Health's front-line team members remains a major focus area for the remainder of this year and foreseeable future. Our focus on stress reduction and resiliency building has helped to stem the tide of pandemic-related turnover. At the same time, it's proven to be a key element to our recruitment strategies. rough these efforts, we have been able to stabilize and grow our workforce, which has allowed us to increase access to care, as well as enhance population health efforts. Meredith Foxx, MSN. Executive Chief Nursing Officer at Cleveland Clinic: Our top priority is always ensuring our teams are delivering the best possible care for our patients and that we have the resources to meet their needs. Our nurses play a critical role at the patient's bedside, and it is imperative that they feel valued and supported as part of the overall healthcare team. One of the biggest concerns hospitals across the country are facing right now is an unprecedented workforce shortage, which has only increased throughout the pandemic. We are working to recruit more highly-skilled registered nurses, LPNs and other support caregivers that are needed to meet the growing needs of patient care. It is equally important that we focus on retention by supporting our existing nurses with career development opportunities and well-being programs. We have also made significant investments in compensation and benefits to help attract new talent and retain our current nurses. Orla Brandos, DNP, MSN. Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Newport (R.I.) Hospital: Finding short- and long-term solutions to the nursing shortage is a main priority right now. e shortage existed before COVID and has only worsened over the last two years, as healthcare workers are leaving the field in droves. e threat to healthcare delivery and patient care cannot be understated. We urgently need to train and hire more nurses, while supporting and retaining our current dedicated nursing staff. n Providence CNO joins American Organization for Nursing Leadership's board By Mackenzie Bean S ylvain Trepanier, DNP, RN, system chief nursing officer of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, is one of four nurse leaders joining the American Organization for Nursing Leadership's board, the organization said Sept. 29. The organizations other three new board members are: • Joy Parchment, PhD, RN, an assistant professor at University of Central Florida's College of Nursing in Orlando • Rachel Culpepper, DNP, RN, general medicine service line director at Indiana University Health West Hospital in Avon • Christi Nguyen, DNP, RN, associate chief nursing officer of nurse excellence at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas Leaders will serve two- or three-year terms that take effect Jan. 1. AONL is a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association and represents more than 11,000 nurse leaders nationwide. n

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