HAOP 2025 · No. 08
Raelene Brooks
Dean, College of Nursing, University of Phoenix (at the time of recording)
You can't get a team of people to engage unless they feel like they're being heard, their thoughts are being understood and they are adding value to the work they're doing.
Raelene Brooks
Raelene Brooks has been a registered nurse for nearly 30 years, and she believes a leader should read a team the way a good nurse reads a patient's room. She makes a point of asking quiet, analytical people for their thoughts, and has nurses map a pharmacist's day to see why a medication runs late. When accreditors asked her faculty about working with her, the words that came back were empathy and caring.
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