Relax Babe

Leadership I’m still learning. I hope that I’ve expressed that enough times that you believe me not as expert in the field, but as an expert in my perception of my experiences in the field. That’s why AORN asked for the Forty Under 40 to help them reach out to the youth. We are the experts in the experience of people who grew up with cell phones, a hundred million Google hits, and literally no delays. I’m only trying to build myself in the best way I know how – ask for mentorship and experiences for my end goal. I want to be the CEO of AORN and the CNO of a hospital. I need to know the business, I need to be an exceptional leader, and I need to know how to mentor others. I’m naturally talented at building connections, whether it be financial, people, or goals, but I’m not the best and I’m certainly not practiced enough in the art and science of anything. I know I’m young, but I cannot wait for years in the field to make me the best. That’s been proven

Conflict Resolution One thing about being the owner of the room is that you are the owner of all the problems. It’s the idea that you are the CEO of the room – all the positives are your team’s, all the negatives fall back on you. Whether or not you accept, I’d like to see the counter-argument. When I accepted the CEO-mentality, my life changed. Once I realized that that same mentality wasn’t just my weight, my happiness, or my education, but also my job, that’s when it became much more serious – you must be present in every moment, you must act like every relationship is going to make or break your business, you must treat every patient like they are the only, most important, favorite customer. We’re in the business, whether we like it or not. As the nurse, you are the keeper of the customer’s faith and trust in the entire hospital. As the OR nurse, you represent the entire hospital and provide one of the first experiences of confidence. How calm are