Rebecca Baute, BSN, RN, Chief Nurse Executive of Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, and Brittany Barasa, DNP, RN, Manager of Patient Care for Nursing Throughput and PCT Float Pool

About this episode

Rebecca Baute and Brittany Barasa discuss the role of executive leadership in enhancing frontline nursing success.

In this episode, Rebecca Baute, BSN, RN, Chief Nurse Executive of Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, and Brittany Barasa, DNP, RN, Manager of Patient Care for Nursing Throughput and PCT Float Pool, join the podcast to discuss how executive leadership support drives frontline success. They share insights on initiatives like annual nursing skills days, strategies for identifying and managing bottlenecks, the impact of discharge lounges, and approaches to improving patient satisfaction across the care continuum.

People in this episode

Guests: Rebecca Baute, Brittany Barasa

Topics covered

• executive leadership
• nursing
• patient care
• healthcare management
• patient satisfaction

Keywords

• nursing leadership
• patient throughput
• discharge lounges
• nursing skills
• patient satisfaction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital

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