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Season 5 | Episode 17 - Jan 17, 2025

Span of Control: The Key to Nurse Manager Sustainability Part 1 [Nurse Executives-Anne Herleth]

Featuring Anne Herleth, Vice President, Member Insights

Episode Description

Anne Herleth, your Health System CXO Podcast host discusses the critical role of nurse managers in healthcare and how health systems are failing to support them. Anne highlights the increasing responsibilities of nurse managers, the challenges they face with workload and burnout, and the need for strategic initiatives to improve their working conditions.

Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways

1. Frontline clinical leadership is essential in healthcare.

2. Nurse managers are responsible for executing strategic initiatives.

3. Workload rationalization is crucial for nurse managers' success.

4. Nurse manager spans of control are often too large.

5. Nurse managers play a key role in advancing health system prioritie

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About Our Host

Anne Herleth, Vice President Member Insights

Anne Herleth, with many years of experience in health systems, shares how we can transform health systems for the better.