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donning PPE and working the COVID units alongside their nurses. “Before everything else, I’m a nurse,” says Papa. “I want my nurses to know that I’m in it with them.”
On her rounds, Coladonato does a lot of listening. “I try to model empathy,
dial into the needs of the staff, and adjust accordingly,” she says. “One of the most important leadership skills you can have is to be calm, patient and attentive to your staff’s needs. I try not to let the emotional side of my brain hijack the rest of it.”
That CNOs are able to do this work during the pandemic is a testament to one of the biggest changes in nursing. “The voice of nursing has been elevated,” Coladonato says. “When I started as
a nurse, administrators and physicians made the patient-care decisions. Now, nurses are at the table when decisions are being made.”
It took decades for nursing leaders to earn those positions, slowly but surely making their way through layers of hospital hierarchy well-guarded by men. By necessity, they’ve become better at bringing clinical and financial data and other facts to the leadership. “If I’m going to get a yes, I have to show up with the answers,” Wadsworth says.
That dovetails with another significant change. “There’s a big emphasis on higher education for nurses,” says Havens. “Data shows that the more educated the nurses, the better the outcomes of the patients.”
Hoover points to the rise of nurse practitioners, who can practice and prescribe without being covered by a physician. “We’re able to do more to serve our patients,” Hoover says. “We’ve gained independence and autonomy. We’ve earned it.”
Indeed, the pandemic has engendered
a new level of respect for nurses. “I’m in awe of my nurses,” Papa says. “They’re the epitome of courage and compassion.”
All of which leads to one of the lasting effects that may change nursing forever. Since the pandemic, Villanova’s nursing program has seen a dramatic uptick in people wanting to enter the healthcare field, particularly nursing. “My colleagues and I across the nation are seeing it,” says Haven. “I believe that, for the first time, people see how truly noble it is to be a nurse. Inquiries about enrollment are booming.”
And nursing is a way to make a difference. “Nurses are active and engaged,” says Hoover. “We have students who can’t wait to serve and treat others with medicine—and compassion.” MLT
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