"I definitely bring to the C-suite that focus on ensuring that we keep our fingers on the pulse of how people experience working in our organization, and then how our patients and families experienced the receipt of care." — Carolyn Booker, chief nursing officer, Northside Hospital Forsyth Carolyn Booker, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer of Northside Hospital Forsyth, became a nurse leader more than two decades ago, at about the same time nurse leaders were first getting invited to the executive table. For those pioneering nurse leaders, the learning curve was steep. For today's special feature on an influential nurse leader, I spoke with Booker about her journey to the C-suite. Be sure to check your email each day as HealthLeaders is commemorating Nurses Week by featuring a nurse leader every day this week! We've chosen five outstanding nurse leaders to discuss their experience as a strategic partner in their healthcare organization’s leadership. These stories are running each day this week on the HealthLeaders website, as well as in special daily editions of this newsletter. | 