Executive Leadership During COVID-19

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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How does nursing work engagement effect patient and hospital outcomes?

“The vital connection of nurse engagement to the experience of care, and ultimately to nurse and patient outcomes, is clear. Quality improvement efforts that equally emphasize initiatives to improve the patient experience and create and sustain a highly engaged nursing workforce are key to achieving desired safety and quality outcomes.”

Dempsey C, Assi MJ. The Impact of Nurse Engagement on Quality, Safety, and the Experience of Care: What Nurse Leaders Should Know. Nurs Adm Q. 2018 Jul/Sep; 42(3):278-283.

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