Nurses of Vision: Shaping Health Care
By Laura Raines
They work at the pinnacle of health care.
They hold different degrees and have a variety of clinical expertise and their own management styles. All are nurses—and they don’t leave that role behind when they enter the C-suite. They know that the compassion that brought them into the profession and the skills they used in practice, as well as the empathy, critical thinking, decision-making, teamwork, and flexibility they learned at the bedside, serve them well whether they head a health care system, a community hospital, or a global corporate division. Here are snapshots of four Emory nurses who have distinguished themselves as executive leaders in health care.