BCEN's 2020 Distinguished CPEN Award winner discusses why certified nurses are suited to lead during a pandemic and how investment from hospital and nurse leadership can foster professional growth.
"Certified emergency nurses are confident in innovating improvements in emergency department flow, depending on the day-to-day needs," says Lisa J. Chambers, MSN, MPS, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, emergency services/trauma clinical educator at CHOC Children’s Hospital in Orange, California. Certified nurses have long been champions for innovation and improvement. In this week's feature story, Chambers discusses the role certified nurses have played in the country's responses to COVID-19 and why leadership should invest in their professional growth. Also in this issue: Workers Fired, Penalized for Reporting COVID Safety Violations 'Common Practice': State Medicaid Programs Require MCOs to Address SDOH Leadership Training for Charge Nurses | | |
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