Pappas discusses chief nurse role, learning from front-line nurses

Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, AONL’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, explains in a podcast how chief nurses are becoming full strategic and influential partners in their organizations. Pappas, PhD, RN, chief nurse executive at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, said she emphasizes in the C-suite how nursing is foundational to the hospital system’s success. By prioritizing relational leading, low nursing turnover, and a highly educated and credentialed workforce, she contributes to quality and safety goals, a positive consumer experience and the organization’s financial success. She stresses the importance of relational leader skills ─ enabling interaction and learning from front-line nurses ─ to help determine strategic direction and create a positive work environment. (HealthLeaders Media article, 6/8/23)