Members of the Advisory Board of the Washington, DC-based Nursing Executive Center offer “5 Executive Actions to Engage Staff Amid COVID-19:

• Ensure that staff are safe and feel safe when working.
• Reinvigorate your staff input channels and act on what you can.
• Do not sugarcoat the challenge ahead.
• Plan for your worst-case scenarios so you do not go back on even one commitment.
• Transition your leaders from sprint mode to marathon mode.”

Berkow S, Virkstis K, Herleth A, Whitemarsh K, Rewers L. An Executive Strategy to Support Long-Term Clinician Engagement Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Nurs Adm. 2020 Dec;50(12):616-617. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000946. PMID: 33181597.
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