Developing Leaders and Fighting Burnout: An Interview With Sharon Pappas

This year, Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Chief Nurse Executive (CNE) at Emory Healthcare (EHC), Atlanta, Georgia, 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 and who has served AONL in an important leadership capacity. As CNE of Georgia's largest healthcare system, she leads and supports a Magnet® nursing culture across EHC, with the goal of achieving Magnet designation for the entire EHC system. Dr Pappas was commended for her leadership in leading the EHC incident command during COVID-19 where she focused on providing exceptional patient care and supporting clinical nurses caring for critically ill patients.