The expert-to-novice transition in health care can challenge even the most experienced professionals. Learn why starting over feels difficult and how leaders navigate role transitions.
Explore the official CHCM 2026 Nursing Culture Report with insights on nurse burnout, retention, psychological safety, and strategies to strengthen nursing culture.
When organizational culture feels off, leaders need a clear starting point. Learn why the first 90 days are critical for beginning meaningful culture repair.
The ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP®) sets the national standard for excellence in nurse residency and transition-to-practice programs. In today’s workforce climate, PTAP accreditation strengthens nurse retention, patient safety, and organizational culture by ensuring structured, evidence-based support for nurses during their most vulnerable career transition.
Workforce stabilization isn’t recovery. Explore the current state of nursing culture, burnout, psychological safety, and what leaders must do next to sustain care.
When 0.1% means thousands of lives, 99.9% isn’t enough. Explore patient safety data, preventable harm, and why zero avoidable harm must be health care’s goal.
Discover how the Interprofessional Relational Model™ (IRM) strengthens teamwork, leadership, and caring cultures across health care organizations.
Culture is the foundation of effective professional governance. In this article, Amber Orton explores how organizational culture shapes the success of governance councils and shared decision-making.
Lead from the Wild™ invites leaders to step outside traditional frameworks and learn from nature’s wisdom. By observing elephants, salmon, and ecosystems, leaders discover steadiness, purpose, and grounded clarity—skills urgently needed in today’s rapidly changing world.
National Nurses Week 2026 (May 6–12) is the perfect time to celebrate, inspire, and invest in your nursing teams. Creative Health Care Management (CHCM) offers engaging in-person and virtual presentations led by experienced nurse leaders, with topics ranging from professional governance and leadership to well-being, innovation, and cultures of excellence. Each session can be customized to meet your organization’s unique goals and audience.
