In times of crisis, like the Covid-19 pandemic, nurse leaders must act immediately but also effectively. Previous disasters, emergencies, and healthcare concerns have taught us distinct lessons and forced managers to adapt, but how do you become a successful leader while battling an extreme crisis that brings new and fluctuating information every day?
Nursing Leadership During Crisis guides nurse leaders from the Covid-19 pandemic to a mature perspective, integrating theoretical frameworks, ideals, processes, and reflections from those on the front lines. Drawing upon insights learned from the Covid crisis, authors Carolyn Miller Reilly, Barbara Kaplan, and Tim Porter-O'Grady provide a map of tools for a lifelong journey of development and assimilation of attitudes, skills, and behaviors to help readers establish their own leadership persona and better prepare them for future crises.
Author Biography:
CAROLYN MILLER REILLY, PHD, RN, CHFN, CNE, FAHA, FAAN, has devoted more than 30 years to caring for critically ill and cardiovascular patients, primarily as a clinical nurse specialist. It is from this point of reference that she teaches anything cardiac or vaguely related to hemodynamics. Most of Reilly's clinical research centers on promoting self-care in persons suffering from or at risk for cardiovascular disease, including several studies managing self-care and symptoms in persons with heart failure and others in preventing heart disease in cancer survivors. Reilly also has a strong leadership background, serving as a program director in both clinical and academic settings and holding executive leadership appointments in various professional organizations. She has led the Leadership Scholars Program at Emory University since its inception, has previously conducted nursing workforce retention research, is well-published, has served on national writing groups, and serves with editorial boards for several cardiovascular and critical care journals. She recently moved to Berry College in Mt. Berry, Georgia, to lead the Division of Nursing. She is devoted to her children, husband, church, and community and can often be found cheering on her teenagers at sporting events, singing in the church choir, whipping up gourmet meals and drinks, or traveling to experience new cultures and learn new recipes. Barbara Kaplan, MSN, RN, is currently an Instructor at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and the Co-Director of the Veteran Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership program. Over her 41-year career, Kaplan's focus has been on undergraduate teaching, inclusive of the faculty team for the Leadership Scholars Program and mentoring of student projects within this course and other clinical courses. As one of the founders of the multifaceted simulation lab at Emory University, she served as the Lab Coordinator for many years, where her expertise lies in simulation design, implementation and evaluation, lab schematics, and faculty consultation. Kaplan has led simulation workshops at the international level, training students, interprofessional teams, and healthcare practitioners. She has presented, published, and received accolades for simulation and nursing education. She loves outdoors activities, travel, knitting, and beaming over her grandchildren. TIM PORTER-O'GRADY, DM, EDD, SCD(H), APRN, FAAN, FACCWS, has been a nurse for 50 years. He is currently Senior Partner-Health Systems for TPOG Associates LLC, an international health consulting practice in Tucson, Arizona, and a Clinical Professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is an advanced practice nurse, board certified in geriatrics and wound specialties, and he holds two earned doctorates, one in learning behavior and another in complex systems leadership.Porter-O'Grady has been a Clinical Professor and Leadership Scholar at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and Professor and Innovations Scholar at Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation. He is nationally and internationally recognized as an expert/futurist in clinical health systems, nursing leadership, nursing professional governance, and health systems innovation.He has consulted with over 300 clinical systems worldwide and has lectured at over 500 settings globally. He has authored/co-authored 26 books and over 225 journal publications and is a 10-time winner of the AJN Book of the Year Award.Porter-O'Grady is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and a clinical Fellow in the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists. He is immediate past Chair of the Board of the American Nurses Foundation and currently serves on the board of Catholic Community Services, a community health system for the underserved in Tucson, Arizona. He has also served on the editorial boards of five proctored healthcare journals.Porter-O'Grady has received numerous awards including the American Organization of Nurse Leaders Lifetime Achievement Award, American Nurses Association Luther Christman Health Leadership Award, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Healthcare Pioneer Award, and the American Academy of Nursing President's Award. He is a 2020 inductee into the ANA Nursing Hall of Fame and a 2022 inaugural inductee into the Georgia Nurses Hall of Fame. He loves reading and hiking the many trails in the Catalina Mountains surrounding Tucson with his husband and friends.
