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A nurse belittling another nurse while other nurses watchHealthy WorkforceCreating Thoughtful ZonesKeeping conflicts away from patient care areasIf you’ve been a nurse for awhile, you are familiar with the ways some of us mistreat each other. The old eat their young; nurses get thrown under the bus in front of others; the day shift...
CNO Roundtable 2021Chief Nursing Officer Roundtable 2021Turning the corner on the pandemicAfter a year of tragedy and hard lessons, the arrival of three COVID-19 vaccines brought much-needed hope that the end of pandemic may be in sight. Hosting a CNO Roundtable is a tradition...
CNO Roundtable 2021Coping With StressWe asked our CNO panelists to share what they’ve done to manage the pressures of the past year. Here are their insights and strategies. Raye Burkhardt Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical...
CNO Roundtable 2021The Post-Pandemic WorldQ: What are you most excited about doing again, both personally and professionally, when this is all over?­Karen A. Grimley UCLA Health & UCLA School of Nursing I hope we continue to push for change. Trying to maintain the status quo is crippling — let’s challenge ourselves to make...
CNO Roundtable 2021Nurse AppreciationQ: In what ways have you been able to honor and reward your nursing staff for their hard work and sacrifice during this crisis?Raye Burkhardt Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center If there is one thing nurses love, it is FOOD! While the pandemic prevents us from doing our traditional potlucks, we have been...

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CNO Roundtable 2021CollaborationsQ: Did COVID-19 bring about any intraprofessional collaborations that you found especially useful?Erin Keefe Dignity Health – St. Bernardine Medical Center When the initial surge was happening in New York, I reached out to colleagues and asked what they were doing and how they...
CNO Roundtable 2021Nurse StaffingQ: Have you made any changes to your hiring, orientation or staff development as a result of the pandemic?Lori Burnell Valley Presbyterian Hospital A crisis brings out people’s true colors, so we will definitely be considering what experienced nurse candidates learned during the pandemic...
CNO Roundtable 2021Leadership StyleQ: Has your leadership style or management philosophy changed during the past year?Ruby Gill Kaiser Permanente Irvine Medical Center I tend to lead from behind, allowing time for others to weigh in before deciding. During this pandemic, I often found myself needing to...
CNO Roundtable 2021Lessons LearnedQ: What is your assessment of the way the healthcare community responded to the pandemic? What would you do differently?Raye Burkhardt Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center Compared to our peers in technology and business, healthcare has historically been slow to change and innovate. The pandemic has...
CNO Roundtable 2021The New NormalQ: What changes that your hospital made in response to COVID-19 will remain in place?Raye Burkhardt Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center The pandemic has brought a heightened focus on infection control practices, which have long been part of hospital practice, but...