Shift Change

In this episode we're joined by Charlene Platon of Stanford Health Care (SHC). We talk about a nurse hackathon to tackle human health problems, advice for nurses looking to get into leadership, using LinkedIn for professional development, the “not just a nurse” mentality, incentivizing a culture of innovation and how to encourage nurses to stay in the sector.

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In this episode we're joined by Michael Sandler, the current Executive Director for the Association of Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (NNPBC). We talk about creating a common vision across associations, managing the itchy-scratchy places, navigating the “nurses eat their young” culture, general vs. specialized training for NPs and leadership programs for early career nurses.

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Today on the podcast we're joined by nurse educator, trainer and speaker, Kelly Hallock. We talk about transitioning into leadership training, the value of interviewing, how to unlock leadership potential, changes for nurses during year of the nurse and much more. 

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Today on the podcast we're joined by Paul Wright to discuss how considering our patients' lived experience can improve their care, the End PJ Paralysis movement, quality improvement initiatives, standing up for yourself and more.

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Today on the podcast we're joined by Catherine Burger who with over 30 years of nursing experience has moved into starting her own business, Nurse Leader Mastermind. We talk about the value of career coaching, the non-traditional paths nurses can take and how to highlight our voices and the trust factor of nurses. 

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Today on the podcast we're joined by the two CNA President-Elect candidates to talk about their respective visions, the changes they'd like to see made to CNA, how they plan to attract more members, how they hope to amplify the voice of nurses and the legacy they hope to leave. 

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Today on the podcast we're joined by Dr Sharrica Miller. Dr Miller is an inspiring guest who shares the importance of nurses being advocates in the community, her views on how we can adjust transition-to-practice so more nurses thrive, how nurses can be entrepreneurial, expanding our reach and influence and much more. 

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Today on the podcast we are honoured to be joined by Mike Villeneuve, RN MSc, the Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Nurses Association.

With four decades of progressive experience, Mike has participated in health care delivery as a nursing attendant, staff RN, nurse-in-charge in a remote First Nation, clinical instructor, clinical nurse specialist, manager, researcher, lecturer, consultant, author and administrator. As CEO, he leads CNA’s operations which include 139,000 members across all 13 Canadian provinces and territories and the headquarters team in Ottawa. In his role, he is leading implementation of a forward-leaning vision for professional nursing in Canada and the services needed in the future at CNA to support that transformation.

Episode Highlights

We start by talking about Mike’s early introduction to nursing through his mother and go on to discuss:

* How the CNA advocates for the profession
* The importance of volunteering on boards
* Taking advantage of workshop opportunities
* How not only doctors provide primary care
* Policy solutions for the next generation of nurses
* Speaking with confidence on a particular subject

Today on the podcast we are joined by Howard Catton, the CEO of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). We have a great conversation that includes his message for nurses during COVID-19, the importance of getting involved in your associations, pushing governments for firmer commitments to support the profession, his vision for the global future of the profession and more. 

For full show notes go to http://nurseleaders.ca/podcast

Today on the podcast we have a return guest, Sheena Howard RN. Sheena is the creator of the love-led leadership philosophy, promoting belonging, acceptance and dignity between all people. In this episode we talk about how that applies in a COVID-19 world when we're physically distanced, burning out, feeling a variety of emotions and more. 

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In this extra special episode of the podcast, we've brought many of our past guests and distinguished nurse leaders to the mic to share messages of hope, resilience and motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Today I'm very excited to bring you our first non-nurse as a guest. Drew Dudley is an international speaker, best known for his TED Talk on Lollipop moments. He was an inspiration as I prepared my remarks for Not 'Just' a Nurse Day, so I'm glad to bring you this interview. 

We talk about how the word 'just' diminishes our impact, how leadership is about creating moments, values driving your actions, focusing on being vs. doing and much more. 

Go to http://nurseleaders.ca/podcast for full show notes.

Today we are talking about the importance as leaders, and frankly as human beings, of gratitude and appreciation. A few years ago this quote really stood out to me: what if you woke up tomorrow with only the things you were grateful for today?

We have the ability to change our brains and our mindset when we prioritize gratitude. I talk about how I did it, how it’s impacted my life, and how you can do it also. 

For journal prompts go to http://nurseleaders.ca/podcast 

Tim Guest is the President-elect of the Canadian Nurses Association. 

Tim is a Registered Nurse with a BScN from the University of Alberta and a Master of Business Administration in Executive Management with Specialization in Leadership from Royal Roads University. 

Tim has over 28 years of experience in the Canadian health care system, from clinician to senior executive, in Alberta and Nova Scotia including rural, urban and academic/tertiary settings. 

Tim’s portfolios have included program responsibility for Medicine, Emergency, Critical Care, Trauma, Ambulatory Care, Surgical Services, Pathology/Laboratory, Endoscopy, Diagnostic Imaging, Mental Health, Maternal/Child services, Rehabilitation, Pastoral Care, Home Care and Population health, and access and flow.

Tim is an accreditation surveyor with Accreditation Canada. He has also been a board member of the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta, and College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia, and has an adjunct appointment with the Dalhousie University School of Nursing.

Episode Highlights

We start by talking about Tim’s nursing journey which began in small town rural Alberta and took him places he couldn’t have imagined before exploring:

• The difference in the experience and trajectory of being a male in a primarily female dominated industry
• How to navigate career changes outside of your control (layoffs, position eliminations)
• What everyday leadership actually looks like
• A plan of action in nurses seeking national or provincial leadership roles
• Ways to be political engaged as a nurse
• How to shake the “Just a Nurse: mentality
• What issues or social justice platforms nurses can collectively put their voices behind

Key Points

1. Don’t back away from a challenge
2. There’s never going to be a perfect time
3. Grab hold of what fundamentally moves you and use it as a catalyst to get you involved with the world

Carolyn Hoffman is a registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Masters in Nursing who has senior leadership experience in hospital operations, provincial government, nursing regulation and quality improvement in healthcare; all with a focus on patient safety. She was most recently the Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’ Association and was previously the SVP, Quality & Healthcare Improvement for Alberta Health Services, the largest health region in the country.

In 2004, Carolyn was one of the first employees of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute where she was Director of Operations (Ontario to British Columbia). Her key responsibilities included internal lead for the development and launch of the Safer Healthcare Now! National Campaign. Carolyn is a co-author of the Tool for the Concise Analysis of Patient Safety Incidents (2016), Canadian Incident Analysis Framework (2012); the lead author of the 2008 consultation paper on the Development of a Canadian Adverse Event Reporting and Learning System; and co-author of the Canadian Root Cause Analysis Framework (2006) as well as the Canadian Patient Safety Dictionary (2003). Her current role is President and Chief Executive Office for the Institute for the Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP).

Episode Highlights

We start by talking about the beginning of her nursing career and that ‘first tap on the shoulder’ that lead her to education before exploring:

• Her expanding awareness of systems for patient safety that became a passion and driving force for the rest of her career
• The educator role and how to approach finding roles for yourself in that sphere
• What’s required and the day-to-day in working in patient safety
• The importance of having a support network
• The right attitude for change in the nurses’ career and the nursing profession

Key Points

1. Ask questions
2. It is essential that you know and believe in yourself and take forward your experience, education and intention forward with confidence
3. Be as authentic and engaged in the patient-client relationship as you can

For full show notes go to http://nurseleaders.ca/podcast

In this episode we are joined by Mary Smith, the Executive Director for the Association of Registered Nurses of Manitoba.

We start by talking about Mary’s early years being raised in an indigenous community where her mother worked as a nurse before discussing those foundational first two years of nursing, her experience up north and how it provided her with opportunities not available in the city. We also discuss the student nurse who inspired her journey, her struggle with imposter syndrome, the differences between and responsibilities of the colleges, regulatory boards, professional associations and unions for nursing, suggestions for nurses getting into policy or advocacy work and her hopes for the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.

In this coffee break and coaching episode we dive a little deeper into some of the questions that can help you figure out what is out of alignment, where the tension is coming from and how you can recalibrate it. 

For journal prompts and more notes go to http://nurseleaders.ca/podcast 

Justin Burkett is a full-time instructor with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary with experience in International and Clinical Nursing Education, Emergency Nursing and Healthcare Simulation. Justin is a member of the Clinical Simulation Learning Centre at the Faculty of Nursing with a special interest in mindfulness in the simulation environment.

We start by talking about the circuitous route that led Justin to nursing and leadership before exploring:

• How it took one hundred applications to get a job in emerge
• His experience taking students to Doha, Qatar and what he brought back with him
• The relationship between nurses and the systems built around nursing
• Leadership that begins with the self
• What clinical simulation is and how mindfulness can and should be included
• The experience of being male in a predominantly female profession 
• The identity crisis of registered nurses
• What can we do with the ‘just-a-nurse’ mentality

Marcie Smigorowsky is passionate about having an impact on healthcare and advancing the role of the nurse practitioner. She started thirty-three years ago as a registered nurse graduating from the University of Alberta Hospital Nursing Program. She then obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alberta, as well as a Masters in Nursing to become a nurse practitioner. She obtained a PhD in Medicine this past year.

Marcie’s had the opportunity to work in many different areas of cardiology throughout her career, from the Cardiovascular Intensive Care as a staff nurse, educator, cardiac rehabilitation nurse, pacemaker and device nurse, to her current roles as a nurse practitioner in the Cardiac Ease Clinic and the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute. She has also taken a leadership role as a professional practice leader for the Advanced Practice Nursing (Edmonton Zone). Currently she is on secondment from that role to CARNA as a Nurse Practitioner Policy and Practice Consultant.

Episode Highlights

We start by talking about how the pull to leadership in nursing started with Marcie from the very beginning before diving into:

• Mentorship in nursing and the need for more of it
• The importance of being a lifelong learner
• What informal leadership is and why it’s for everyone
• How modern nurses need to be politically savvy
• The impact and worth of nurse practitioners

Key Points

1. Always do your best. Present yourself in a professional manner and maintain a beginner’s mindset that is eager to learn.
2. Treat others the way you would like to be treated because it comes from a place of respect and your personal values.
3. Never ask someone to do something you wouldn’t do yourself.

In this episode I'm joined by Matt Daley RN, our first international guest from the UK! Matt works with the Nursing Now team and is a Nightingale Challenge Fellow. We talk about the challenge itself, his vision for the nursing industry, how nurse managers can get the most from their teams, the importance of a vision and much more.

To join our 2020 challenge go to http://nurseleaders.ca/2020nurse

For full show notes go to http://nurseleaders.ca/podcast