The mindful nurse leader: Key take-away: Go slow before you go fast
Jeffrey N Doucette1, Amy Cotton, Debra Arnow
1Jeffrey N. Doucette is the regional vice president of clinical services and chief nurse executive at Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System in Suffolk, Va. Amy Cotton is the vice president of patient engagement and chief experience officer at Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems in Brewer, Me. Debra Arnow is the vice president of patient care services and CNO at Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. Teri Pipe is the chief well-being officer and dean of the College of Nursing & Health Innovation at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. Kate FitzPatrick is the CNO at the University of Vermont Medical Center and the associate dean for interprofessional practice, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. All are Robert Wood Johnson executive nurse fellows.
Abstract:
The first and second articles in this three-part series on mindfulness described the production of the video "In the Moment: Stories of Mindfulness in Nursing" as part of the authors' Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellowship program. In this final installment, we discuss our leadership approaches and lessons learned, both as a team and individuals.
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