Developing Leaders and Fighting Burnout: An Interview With Sharon Pappas.

This year, Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Chief Nurse Executive (CNE) at Emory Healthcare (EHC), Atlanta, Georgia, received the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors an AONL member recognized by the nursing community as a significant leader in the nursing profession and who has served AONL in an important leadership capacity. As CNE of Georgia's largest healthcare system, she leads and supports a Magnet® nursing culture across EHC, with the goal of achieving Magnet designation for the entire EHC system. Dr Pappas was commended for her leadership in leading the EHC incident command during COVID-19 where she focused on providing exceptional patient care and supporting clinical nurses caring for critically ill patients.

Optimal Allocation of Nursing Resources: An Interview With Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, NEA-BC; Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN; and Todd Nelson, FHFMA, MBA.

Appropriate nurse staffing to provide high-quality care was a hot topic before the pandemic challenged healthcare organizations across the nation. In a report released earlier this year, the subject is explored by 3 coauthors: Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, chief executive officer of American Organization for Nursing Leadership and chief nursing officer of the American Hospital Association; Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, University of Virginia School of Nursing Sadie Heath Cabaniss professor and dean and former president of the American Nurses Association; and Todd Nelson, FHFMA, MBA, Healthcare Financial Management Association director of partnership relationships and chief partnership executive. The report was excerpted in the June issue of Nurse Leader and can be read in full at the Healthcare Financial Management Association website. The authors delve into the report's insights, generated by questions from Terese Hudson Thrall, managing editor at the American Organization for Nursing Leadership.

Building Teams and Trust: An Interview With Ann Marie T. Brooks.

This year, Ann Marie T. Brooks, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, FACHE, FNAP, President at Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio, received the American Organization for Nursing Leadership's (AONL's) prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors an AONL member recognized by the nursing community as a significant leader in the nursing profession and who has served AONL in an important leadership capacity. Brooks served as president of the AONL board of directors and previously received AONL's Mentor Award. In her career, she held a series of executive nurse positions at universities, academic health centers, and community hospitals, such as dean at the Catholic University of America and chief nurse executive at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York.Dr Brooks has extensive global nursing leadership experience including serving as chief nursing officer at King Faisal Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Her experience as a Magnet appraiser for the past 18 years keeps her current with how nurse leaders and clinical nurses develop and embed leading practices in nursing and healthcare. To learn more about her insights and hopes for nurse leaders, AONL Managing Editor Terese Hudson Thrall posed these questions.

American Organization of Nurse Executives 2nd Compensation Survey: Trends Track Earlier Study.

The American Organization of Nurse Executives conducted its 2nd salary and compensation survey of nursing leaders in 2016. Annual salaries from responding nurse leaders vary largely, with half falling between $90000 and $149999. Two-thirds of the respondents are eligible for an incentive. Overall job satisfaction was high among nurse leaders.

Developing leadership talent: a statewide nurse leader mentorship program.

Nurse leaders continue to seek support programs essential for advancement to senior roles. Providing such support presents a challenge for the future of nursing in the state of New Jersey and on a national level. This article discusses the creation of a mentorship program by the Organization of Nurse Executives of New Jersey (ONE NJ). In recognition of the program, which has contributed to the advancement of New Jersey nursing leadership, the ONE NJ received the 2014 American Organization of Nurse Executives Chapter Achievement Award.

American organization of nurse executives nurse leader survey: compensation trends and satisfaction levels.

The American Organization of Nurse Executives conducted a salary survey of more than 4,600 nurse leaders, capturing information from 2012. About half of the salaries fall between $80,000 and $130,000. When correlating years of leadership to salary level, the 10-year mark appears to be the tipping point in terms of higher salaries for nurse leaders, with 52% of those with 11 to 20 years of experience and 64% of those with more than 20 years of experience reporting annual salaries equal to or greater than $120,000. Overall job satisfaction is high among nurse leaders, with 62% stating that they are very satisfied and another 29% responding that they are somewhat satisfied.

AONE helps hospitals improve care through a 2nd Transforming Care at the Bedside effort.

This bimonthly department, sponsored by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE), presents information to assist nurse leaders in shaping the future of healthcare through creative and innovative leadership. The strategic priorities of AONE anchor the editorial content. They reflect contemporary healthcare and nursing practice issues that challenge nurse executives as they strive to meet the needs of patients.

The return of the RNs.

The nation's economic crisis has prompted many nurses to return to the workforce or postpone retirement. But the RN shortage is far from over.