Shining Brightly

Episode Summary – HEALTHY NURSES HEALTHY NATION. I am grateful for my nurses during my two battles with stage IV cancer (I spent a lot of time with them in their care), trips to the ER, surgery centers and doctors’ offices. Episode 99 of the Shining Brightly Podcast show (links in the comments) is titled “GRATEFUL FOR OUR NURSES”. I am so pleased to have Dr. Katie Boston-Leary is the Vice President of Equity and Engagement at the American Nurses Association. She shared how she got into nursing and the state of nursing today and tomorrow. Her role model was the first African American licensed nurse - Mary Eliza Mahoney. She detailed lots to improve in the nursing profession, but NURSING is a noble profession, and they lift patients and caregivers up every day. I LOVE MY NURSES! 

Mentioned Resources – 

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiebostonleary/
• American Nurses Association - https://www.nursingworld.org/
• Healthy Nurses Healthy Nation: https://www.healthynursehealthynation.org/
• Twitter / X: @katiekboss521
• National Nurses Week: https://www.nursingworld.org/ana-enterprise/nurses-week/

About the guest – Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC

Dr. Katie Boston-Leary is the Vice President of Equity and Engagement at the American Nurses Association. Katie is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and the School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. She is a board member for St. John’s University Health Programs, Hippocratic AI and Ingenovis Health and an editorial advisory board member with Nursing Management, Nursing 2023 and ACHE. Katie serves as staff on the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing and is also part of the National Academy of Science and Medicine’s National Plan to Address Clinician Well-Being supported by the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy. Katie authored two chapters in The Sage Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy, the first encyclopedia focused on racism and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. Katie was also featured in the documentary film, Everybody’s Work, produced by SHIFT Nursing film funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Katie also led a National Nurse Staffing Think Tank and Task Force, which published actionable recommendations to address the nurse staffing crisis. She is also a 2024 International Council of Nurses (ICN) Global Nurse Leadership Institute Scholar. Katie has also testified on panels and roundtables on Capitol Hill on the nurse staffing crisis and regulatory burden on hospitals and nurses. She was identified in August 2019 Health Leaders Media Journal as “One of Five Chief Nursing Officers Changing Healthcare”. She also won the ICABA TD Bank 2023 Woman of Impact award and the 2024 Spectrum Circle Award for Innovation in Health. She was also inducted as a Distinguished Fellow at the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing with the National Black Nurses Association. She has conducted research on care delivery models and time allocation with Quint Studer, Joslin Insight and McKinsey. She is a well-known speaker nationally and internationally with many publications and podcast guest invitations. She completed her PhD at Walden University in Health Services, obtained a dual degree MBA and MHA from the University of Maryland Global Campus and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bowie State University in Maryland.  She is a board-certified Nurse Executive and obtained a nurse executive leadership certificate from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been interviewed for numerous print, online and televised media outlets namely CNBC, NY Times, Cheddar TV, Axios, Beckers, Forbes and Bloomberg News. She has authored numerous articles on staffing, diversity and leadership and was featured on NBC’s Today Show to discuss the nurse staffing crisis that is impacting health care delivery.

About the Host:

Howard Brown is a best-selling author, award-winning international speaker, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, interfaith peacemaker, and a two-time stage IV cancer survivor. He is also a sought-after speaker and consultant for corporate businesses, nonprofits, congregations, and community groups. Howard has co-founded two social networks that were the first to connect religious communities around the world. He is a nationally known patient advocate and “cancer whisperer” to many families. Howard, his wife Lisa, and daughter Emily currently reside in Michigan, and his happy place is on the basketball court.

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