Nurse Essentials

Featured Episode

November 11, 2026

Leveraging Your Nursing Career for New Opportunities

Nurses develop so many valuable skills that can cross over to different roles within healthcare or other fields. These include assessment abilities, communication, advocacy, time management, adaptability and more. Lindsey White, MSN, RN, shares her journey from clinical nurse and leader in a NICU at Cleveland Clinic to organizational development consultant with the health system’s Mandel Global Leadership & Learning Institute.

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November 11, 2026

Leveraging Your Nursing Career for New Opportunities

October 28, 2026

Inspiring Nurses to Become Innovators

Innovations require two components: They need to be novel and have value, says Nancy Albert, PhD, CCNS, CHFN, CCRN, NE-BC, FAHA, FCCM, FHFSA, FAAN, Associate Chief Nursing Officer and Executive Director of Cleveland Clinic’s…

October 14, 2026

Spotlight on Critical Care Transport

Imagine employing all the skills, competencies and critical thinking needed to deliver top-notch care to patients in urgent situations while flying a few thousand feet in the air or speeding down a highway. That’s what critic…

September 30, 2026

Leaning into Evidence-Based Practice

Evidence-based practice involves three factors: using high-quality research to guide nursing practice, relying on clinical expertise and involving patients in the evidence. Nancy Albert, PhD, CCNS, CHFN, CCRN, NE-BC, FAHA, FC…

September 16, 2026

Caring for Patients with Chronic Lung Disease

Four to six percent of Americans live with some form of chronic lung disease, and it remains one of the leading causes of death and illness in the country. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, Debbie Matejka-Orlosky, LPN, in…

September 2, 2026

Back to School: Is it Time to Pursue Another Nursing Degree?

Lisa Baszynski, DNP, RN, NE-BC, Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) for nursing education and professional development at Cleveland Clinic, believes nurses have a responsibility to keep expanding their knowledge. “There is…

August 19, 2026

De-escalation Strategies to Prevent Workplace Violence

Healthcare workers are four to five times more likely to experience workplace violence injuries than workers in private industry, according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. This episode of Nurse Essential…

August 5, 2026

Experienced Nurses Share Advice for New Grads

According to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, approximately 227,000 new nurses entered the U.S. workforce last year. As more graduates begin their careers this spring and summer, this Nurse Essentials episode…

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