ENCORE: She Built a Nurse Coaching Department in One Year

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Nicole Lohonen was burning out at the bedside and ready to leave nursing — until a small break cracked everything open. Stepping away from the floor gave her enough distance to see what she’d been too exhausted to notice: that nurse self-care isn’t just a wellness issue. It’s a patient safety issue.

That shift in perspective led to something she never planned. Within one year of graduating from the Nurse Coach Collective, Nicole built a nurse coaching department inside her hospital, secured grant funding, and started training a team of peer coaches across multiple units.

In this encore episode, she shares how she got leadership buy-in, what the peer coaching model actually looks like in practice, and why new nurses are hitting burnout within six months of starting their careers.

Tune in to find out:

•Why nurse self-care is directly tied to patient outcomes
•How Nurse Coaching can transform the healthcare system from the inside
•How to go from burnt out and wanting to escape to building something you never dreamed of

This one is as relevant today as the day it was recorded.

🎧Listen to the full episode here