Nurse Leadership Dumpster Fire

Watch Next: Difficulties in Leadership; Nurse Supervisor Stress and Burnout https://youtu.be/5ISc7bXwIbw?si=PV6it_Z-8JgRt9xi Setting a clear vision with your team is essential, and without it, you may be fighting an uphill battle.  But how do you even do that?  Cindy and Taresa, Masters prepared and certified nurse leaders with several years of experience, walk you through exactly how to do that i...

In this episode, we discuss a white paper from the AONL that explores innovative nurse staffing strategies, focusing on acuity-based scheduling, technology integration, and float pool management to improve patient care and staff satisfaction.  https://youtu.be/REuuR9ImtwQ AONL 2025 Nurse Staffing Trends Report - https://www.aonl.org/resources/2025-nurse-staffing-trends Other resources: AccuStaff S...

In this episode, we talk about the challenge of landing your first job when you are driven and really want to be a nurse leader. Tune in with us as we talk with Melissa Lavis, who shares her journey from Disneyland to Nursing Leadership. Melissa endured a lot of rejection before she landed her first job. How did she manage those experiences? Chapters: 00:00 Chapter 1  03:08 Chapter 2 07:28 Chapter...

Watch Next: ADHD is our SUPERPOWER as Nurse Leaders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr8fg148RkU Taresa and Cindy are Master's Prepared and Certified Nurse Leaders who are on a journey to empower other nurse leaders to create dynamic and high-functioning teams that produce improved patient outcomes and happy staff!  In this episode, Cindy and Taresa reflect on hard lessons they have learned when go...

In this podcast episode, Taresa and Cindy continue to explore Nurse Leader Burnout and share tips, tricks, sacrifices, and mindsets required to make things work.  Learn how investing in your staff will pay it forward and help you manage your workload. Watch Next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7CGOMY_JQw&t=11s How Nurse Leaders Can Build Resilience after Trauma and Workplace Violence Referen...

Watch Next: Keeping the Frontline Perspective: Interview https://youtu.be/Ks8B1q2WMCA?si=oCCK0pBpXhSmF6y5 So you’ve made it through the learning curve of the first two years in a nurse leader position, now what?  Taresa and Cindy, Master’s Prepared and Certified Nurse Leaders walk through all the ways you can end up in the burnout cycle and Hint: It’s not just being overworked.  Tune in to hear so...

Watch Next:  ADHD is our SUPERPOWER as Nurse Leaders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr8fg148RkU&t=3s In this episode, find out how Taresa and Cindy manage their ADHD traits to help them be successful as successful Nurse Leaders!  Cindy and Taresa are both master's-prepared nurse leaders who have seen some shit, navigated some complicated and challenging barriers, and still found success.  ADH...

Keeping the Frontline Nurse Perspective: Interview with Britney Garcia  https://youtu.be/Ks8B1q2WMCA?si=96tuXAp_VMqJp_yh Have you thought that ADHD was holding you back as a nurse or as a nurse leader?  Well, we’ve reviewed some literature and have a new perspective, tune in and check it out! Check out Cindy and Taresa’s exploration of ADHD in nursing and nurse leadership, and what YOU can take aw...

In episode 5, we interview Britney Garcia. She has worked at the VA for over 20 years in several roles. She has been a staff nurse, Nurse manager of an inpatient unit, assistant nurse manager, Assistant Chief, and Interim Chief on several occasions. She has a Master's in Nursing Informatics and a unique skill in maintaining a frontline perspective. Join us as we explore with our guest! As always,...

In episode 4, we discuss several articles that impact Nursing and the nursing leadership journey. Join us as we chat about the workplace violence that our staff face, the various traumatic experiences, and resiliency support. The articles we discuss are: Francis, R. (2025). Workplace violence prevention requires a multifaceted approach. American Nurse Journal, 20 (10). https://doi.org/10.51256/ANJ...

Nursing Leadership is the worst! So why is that? lets talk about it! If you want to connect or need some ideas, reach out to us at cindy@arianursecircle.com or Taresa@arianurssecircle.com

Tips for New Nurse Leaders. Reach out to us for resources Cindy@arianursecircle.com and/or Taresa@arianursecircle.com

In episode one, we talk about what to do in your first 30 days as a new leader. We hope this is helpful and a little funny. If you resonate with the stress that goes along with being a new nurse leader, like and subscribe to follow us. New episodes will be dropping every 2 weeks. Connect with us at cindy@arianursecircle.com and/or taresa@arianursecircle.com . If you want the templates, please emai...

Welcome to The Nurse Leader Dumpster Fire Podcast. We are two Nurse leaders who want to start conversations around being a Nurse and Leading Nurses. Reach out to us via email cindy@arianursecircle.com and/or taresa@arianursecircle.com . Please like and share so we can spread the word. We plan on dropping new episodes biweekly.