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Implementing a national patient safety plan sounds straightforward on paper. In practice, it requires something far more challenging: shifting an entire organization's culture.   In this episode, Patricia McGaffigan , RN, VP, IHI; President, Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety, talks with the Vice President for Patient Safety and Compliance within Ascension, Kelly Randall , Ph....

Aging is a story of adaptation, strength, and possibility. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, from Episode 50: Owning Your Aging , nurse, researcher, and philosopher Sarah L. Szanton, PhD, ANP, FAAN shares the story of CAPABLE , Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders , a nurse-led program that helps older adults maintain independence and dignity by pairing home visits from a nurse...

In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, Don Berwick, MD , pioneer of the modern patient safety movement, explores the powerful relationship between quality and safety in healthcare. Drawing from his landmark work on waste and inefficiency with the RAND Corporation and lessons from Paul O'Neill's safety transformation at Alcoa , Berwick reveals how excellence begins when the workforce feels safe, supported, a...

Pioneer, MacArthur Fellow, and nurse-midwife Ruth Watson Lubic, EdD, RN, CNM, FAAN, FACNM opened the nation's first freestanding birth center in 1975, challenging a system where women often had little voice in their own maternity care. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, she reflects on the movement that grew from one center in New York City to more than 350 across the country, and the transformational p...

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is among the most serious and costly hospital-acquired infections in the United States. Yet, as nurse, educator, and historian Dian Baker, PhD, APRN-BC, PNP, PHN explains, prevention can begin with something as simple as a toothbrush. In this SYN Insight, Baker shares how empowering patients, families, and nurses with knowledge and resources can dramatically reduce pneu...

Across healthcare, new technologies often land in the hands of nurses without their input , adding complexity instead of easing it. In the age of artificial intelligence , more than ever, leaving nurses out of the design process risks creating tools that miss the mark, fail to build trust, threaten safety and security, and can add to the very burdens they're meant to relieve.   In this episode of...

In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, nurse leaders Gaurdia Banister, PhD, RN , NEA-BC, FAAN , and Hiyam Nadel, MBA, CCG RN , share how the Ether Dome Challenge at Massachusetts General Hospital is using open innovation to surface frontline solutions and strengthen care delivery. Against a backdrop of persistent nurse staffing shortages and a global talent emergency, they show how including every role grou...

In healthcare, innovation often begins with scientists, problem-solvers, and designers, AKA nurses who see challenges and envision solutions. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight from Episode 78: Making Spaces (Part I) , Nursing Research & Innovation Coordinator Rose Hedges and  MakerHealth co-founder and CEO Anna Young share how a chance encounter with the maker movement led to the creation of a hospital...

Hackathons are intense, fast-paced events where interdisciplinary teams come together to solve complex problems . In this SEE YOU NOW Insight from Episode 46: What The Hack? Health economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and nurse innovator Rebecca Love explain why it's critical   to bring nurses into the hackathon mix to address some of the most pressing problems in healthcare.   To listen to this Insight c...

While some nurses already serve in elected office, their numbers are far too few, and our communities are missing out. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight from Episode 95: Nursing Is Political , Kimberly Gordon , DNP, CRNA, co-founder of Healing Politics , makes a powerful case for why more nurses should run for public office. Drawing on their holistic training, problem-solving skills, and deep understand...

Two years after introducing listeners to Healing Politics , with Episode 95: Nursing is P olitical , Kimberly Gordon , DNP, CRNA, return s along with co-founder Lisa Summers , BSN, MSN, DrPH, with sobering research and renewed urgency about nurses' political participation.    When more nurses are civically engaged, communities are healthier. Why? Because legislative decisions shape everything from...

All across the country, nurses are designing evidence-based solutions that deliver whole-person, community-centered, prevention-focused care. But outside of the profession, few people know they exist. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight from Episode 102: Healthier Policies for Healthier People , nurse Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW, RN , executive director of The Institute for Policy Solutions at t...

What if voting could help reduce infant mortality? Or improve mental health? Turns out, it can. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, public health nurse Jeanne Ayers RN, MPH , explains how the Health and Democracy Index reveals a striking truth: when voting is more accessible, population health improves. From historic expansions of the electorate to modern-day health disparities, the data is clear, removi...

In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, nurse leader Elizabeth Cohn, emergency physician Alister Martin, and health policy strategist Aliya Bhatia make the case that civic engagement, especially voting, is a public health intervention.   From the policies that shape our health to the trust we place in the system, they reveal how nurses and healthcare providers can play a powerful role in strengthening both d...

Providing access to consistent, quality care in sparsely populated or hard-to-reach places is no easy feat. It involves addressing issues including infrastructure, workforce, funding, and proximity, not to mention tackling problems from hospital closures to the  shrinking provider workforce .    In this episode , we're taking a road trip across the vast state of Texas , a state where 83% of its ne...

In this SEE YOU NOW Insight from Episode 96: Addressing Moral Distress Across the Healthcare Workforce , Nurse Executive Consultant and former UC Health CNE Kathy Howell , MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, takes us beyond the headlines of nursing shortages and toward the deeper causes of workforce distress: unsafe workplaces, moral injury, and a fractured social contract with the nursing profession.   Howell...

" What I fear is a lot of executives are chasing things that may not really help their workers or help their environment, because they haven't really had that two-way engagement about what healthcare workers need. " -Christopher Friese    In this SEE YOU NOW Insight from Episode 65: Sending Out an S.O.S. , national nursing workforce expert and healthcare safety researcher Christopher Friese sounds...

Caring for others takes a toll, and healing from that toll requires intention. In this moment from Episode 5: Pause for a Moment , nurse Jonathan Bartels shares how he created The Pause , a 30-second ritual that offers space for reflection, connection, and care. By taking a moment together to honor a life lost, care teams can grieve, process, and begin to heal, so they can continue showing up for...

Creating art isn't just a pastime, it's a powerful path to healing. During the pandemic, nurses from across Northwell Health formed a choir, and in singing together, found connection, mentorship, and renewal. In harmony, they discovered strength, joy, and a deeper way to care for each other and their patients. Episode 70: Northwell Health Nurse Choir  For more information on resources, visit ANA's...

Despite decades of effort and innovation since the groundbreaking  To Err is Human report over 25 years ago, preventable harm in healthcare persists, and violence against healthcare workers continues to rise. With record understaffing, burnout, mandatory overtime, and mounting documentation demands, the pressure to provide safe care has never been higher nor the stakes more urgent. In this first e...

Healthcare safety begins with culture, and culture starts at the top. Nurse Julie Kennedy Oehlert speaks to how transforming healthcare systems requires redefining culture through empathy, love, and relationship-building, not mandates or fear. Prioritizing workforce well-being is essential to delivering safe, trusted, and patient-centered care. Dismantling hierarchical, fear-based structures is th...

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in healthcare, safety hinges on who shapes these tools. Nurses must be involved at every stage of AI development, from design through deployment. Their clinical expertise , real-time supervision, and ongoing testing are essential to ensuring AI systems are not only intelligent but also safe, patient-centered, and trustworthy.     To listen t...

Protecting nurses' mental health isn't optional; it's essential. There are proven, evidence-based strategies that can make a real difference, from integrating resiliency training into nursing education to implementing anonymous mental health screening programs. And often, it's the small actions, a pause, a check-in, even a simple email, that can truly save lives.   To listen to this Insight clip's...

We're thrilled to launch a brand-new series from SEE YOU NOW: INSIGHTS . Now available in your feed! Each week, we're bringing you short, powerful moments from our archive of conversations with nurses and nurse allies. People who are reimagining and reshaping healthcare every day. These bite-sized episodes feature sparks of innovation, bold ideas, breakthrough discoveries, and reflections that sta...

We're back with new stories, new voices, and a renewed commitment to spotlighting nurse-led innovation. As SEE YOU NOW celebrates 5 years of sharing the bold ideas and groundbreaking work of nurses, we're looking ahead to the next chapter and amplifying the ways nurses are leading transformative change in healthcare.  In upcoming episodes, we'll explore patient safety with Don Berwick and Patricia...