Building Healthy Work Environments For Nurses And Teams

About this episode

Nicole Weathers discusses healthy work environments in nursing with Rebekah Marsh, focusing on AACN’s standards and their impact on nurse engagement and patient outcomes.

In this episode of the Beyond Nurse Residency Podcast, host Nicole Weathers sits down with Rebekah Marsh, BSN, RN, CCRN, President of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, to break down what truly makes a healthy work environment in nursing. Together, they explore AACN’s evidence-based Healthy Work Environment Standards, why they matter now more than ever, and how they directly influence nurse engagement, retention, satisfaction, and patient outcomes. Rebekah shares practical stra...

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Weathers

Guest: Rebekah Marsh

Topics covered

• healthy work environment
• nursing
• nurse engagement
• retention
• patient outcomes

Keywords

• nursing
• work environment
• nurse retention
• patient satisfaction
• AACN standards

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

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