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Stressed Out By Your Budget? Let’s Reframe the Budget From Stressor to Most Valuable Tool Lori Armstrong DNP, RN NEA-BC December 6, 2021 Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Are you a nurse leader who gets stressed by your budget? You are not alone. The unique position of a nurse leader combines business management with clinical expertise. Often, nurse leaders are as uncomfortable incorporating financial and operational strategies into patient care as visiting a new country一the language is new, the culture is different, and the landscap ..read more

Top 10 Financial Terms All Nurses Need to Know Lori Armstrong DNP, RN NEA-BC November 29, 2021 Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Are you new to a nurse manager role or thinking about making a change into leadership?  Moving to a manager role is a significant shift in responsibilities that require new skills. For many, entering the world of finance and budgeting can be overwhelming. With new terminology and processes to learn, the task can seem daunting.  However, we are here to help!  Here are the top ten key financi ..read more

Nurse Leaders Need an appreciation week (okay or day) too. Here's why. Remember last week?  It might be a blur but try to picture it for a minute.  You’re a nurse leader and it’s Nurses’ Week again. A whole week of activities to appreciate nurses on your floor or in your facility has been planned. In fact, you and your team planned and organized most of those activities- the food, the fun activities and most importantly the nursing excellence award ceremonies.   And of course, like the excellent nurse leader you are, you spent hours of your day (evening and night)  ..read more

Nurse Leaders: Standing Up, Standing Out and Standing in the Gap Nurses Week 2021 For Nurse Leaders: The first time I heard the term “Standing in the Gap” I was listening to one of my favorite pastors. It was a new phrase to me. And as I ponder National Nurse’s Week 2021 through the lens of Nurse Leaders this phrase keeps reverberating in my mind. Standing in the gap means interceding on someone’s behalf. Nurse Leaders define standing in the gap perfectly and especially this past year. So, with the intention in advance of the week nationally designated to recognize the contributions of nur ..read more

Missed Out on Our Latest Webinar? Here’s a recap for you! Last week Dr. Lori Armstrong and the Inspire Nurse Leaders team met for a dynamic conversation around coaching and how it’s being utilized in the nurse leaders space. In recent years the art and science of coaching has made its way from professional athletes to professional leaders.  The use of professional coaches is gaining traction across leading organizations of all industries – and for good reason! Coaching continues to show undeniable results in developing high-performing and empathetic leaders, engaged and productive teams ..read more

A special thanks to Jarvis T. Gray, MHA, FACHE, CMQ-OE, CLSSMBB, PMP for having me on his latest podcast, where we covered a lot of ground. Our journeys are not about the destination, they are about what we learn and whom we meet along the way. We are always stronger together, and that means seeking out peers, mentors, and coaches to support us in our challenging times. As a nurse leader and seasoned chief nurse, I have led thousands of nurses. On a daily basis we are involved in critical decision making and direction setting situations. During those high-pressure situations I looked to my coa ..read more

Nurse Leaders Benefit from Coaching Too! Studies have shown how a trained coach can boost performance and job satisfaction.  What may be less obvious is how coaching can benefit Nurse Leaders specifically. Coaching is gaining popularity in the business world – We hear about high-powered executives and managers getting professional leadership and performance coaches, but not as often about  those who spend their time impacting care delivery of our most vulnerable. In addition to having the wide reaching responsibilities, nurse leaders play a critical influential role in the success of ..read more

Inspire Nurse Leaders Launches Worldwide E-Learning Curriculum for Nurse Leaders and with Synova Associates Pledges $25,000 in E-Learning Credits VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, November 10, 2020 — Inspire Nurse Leaders, the nurse leader education, consulting, and coaching firm, today announced the results of its July 2020 nationwide “Leading in Times of Crisis” Nurse Leader Survey. With more than 200 participants, representing every region in the U.S., the survey found that nurse leaders want recognition as clinical experts and essential patient advocates, including a stronger voice in making decisions ..read more

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