Offering Support and Staying Inspired: An Interview With Maureen Swick
1Author Affiliations :CEO of AONL and Chief Nursing Officer/Senior Vice President of the American Hospital Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Abstract:
This year, Maureen Swick, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, received the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors an AONL member recognized by the nursing community as a significant leader in the nursing profession who has served AONL in an important leadership capacity. Swick served as chair of the AONL Board of Directors and AONL CEO/American Hospital Association chief nursing officer. She has held executive leadership roles at several health systems and now is enterprise senior vice president of nursing and pharmacy at Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina. This is an abridged version of an interview conducted by AONL CEO Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, at the AONL annual conference in San Antonio in April 2022. Dr Swick also responded to questions from the audience.
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