ACNL in Action: Lessons in Nursing Leadership

About ACNL in Action: Lessons in Nursing Leadership

ACNL in Action is the podcast for anyone who wants to learn more about nursing, leadership, and everything in between. Host Charlene Platon talks to healthcare leaders from the bedside to the boardroom, in service and academia, to get their perspective on issues facing nurses. Visit https://www.acnl.org to learn more.

Publisher

The Association of California Nurse Leaders

Category

business · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Apr 2020

Latest episode

1 May 2026

Latest episodes

7 of 60 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Build a Culture Nurses Don't Want to Leave

   Nurse turnover is one of the most persistent challenges in healthcare leadership, and one of the clearest signals an organization sends about its culture. So how do you build a culture nurses don't want to leave? In this episode, Charlene talks with Cheryl Reinking, Chief Nursing Officer at El Camino Health, which recently earned its fifth Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, placing it among fewer than 2% of hospitals nationwide. Cheryl has spent nearly four decades at El Camino, and she walks through what 20 years of sustained Magnet excellence actually looks like at the manager and frontline level, including how the organization brought its post-COVID turnover rate from a peak of 12.7% back below 5%. We also get into the business case: how Cheryl uses her hospital foundation to fund retention pilots, what she puts in an ROI plan, and what kinds of recognition actually move the needle versus the kinds that don't. What's covered: (00:58) What it takes to sustain Magnet designation over 20 years (02:59) What Magnet looks like in practice at the manager and frontline level (07:30) A nurse manager's typical Tuesday morning at El Camino (09:25) Software platforms and the role of a dedicated nurse retention specialist (14:00) How El Camino brought turnover back below 5% after the pandemic (17:15) Building the business case for retention investments (21:18) Recognition that moves the needle vs. recognition that doesn't (23:30) What Cheryl wishes she'd known earlier about retention Host: Charlene Platon, MS, RN, FNP-BC (@charleneplaton) Guest: Cheryl Reinking, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, DipACLM — Chief Nursing Officer, El Camino Health https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylreinking/ About the show: ACNL in Action is a production of the Association of California Nurse Leaders, the professional organization for nurse leaders. New episodes come out on the first Friday of every month. Want to support ACNL? Consider making a donation: https://www.acnl.org/circleofgiving. Learn more about ACNL, including how to become a member, at acnl.org. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn at @acnlnurse.

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   3 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   APRNs Are Ready to Fill the Gaps. Are Health Systems Ready for Them?

   Advanced practice nurses are trained to fill critical gaps in care, from rural surgery to behavioral health to primary care. But many health systems don't fully understand what APRNs can do, where they can practice, or how to support them effectively. In this episode, Charlene talks with Surani Hayre-Kwan, Sheree Scott, and Elizabeth Pulatie, three advanced practice nurses from across different specialties. They talk about what APRNs actually do, the barriers limiting their practice, what's in the legislative pipeline, and what nurse leaders can do right now to better support their APRN colleagues. Host: Charlene Platon, MS, RN, FNP-BC (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@charleneplaton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Guests: Surani Hayre-Kwan, DNP, MBA, FNP-BC, FACHE, FAANP Sheree Scott, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, CMSRN Elizabeth Pulatie, DHA, MSN, BSN, CRNA About the show: ACNL in Action is a production of the Association of California Nurse Leaders, the professional organization for nurse leaders. New episodes come out on the first Friday of every month. Want to support ACNL? Consider making a donation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.acnl.org/circleofgiving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about ACNL, including how to become a member, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠acnl.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn at @acnlnurse.

3. 

   6 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   AI Won’t Replace Nurses, But It Will Change Their Work w/Nerissa Ambers & Carlene Lugtu

   Host Charlene Platon, MS, RN, FNP-BC interviews Nerissa Ambers and Carlene Lugtu, MCiM, RN, about how nursing leadership shapes AI's impact on patient care.

Inside a recent episode

How to Build a Culture Nurses Don't Want to Leave

Published 1 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And for those who may still be early in the journey or maybe are not yet Magnet designated, what does that look like in practice from what you've seen for the people who are implementing this work, you know, managers, frontline staff? What might Magnet look like from that practice level? Right. And so I think, again, structures and processes need to be put into place. And that's the one message I would give to nurse leaders and other nurses and other organizations attempting to become magnet is it all starts with your structure and your process and ensuring you have ways in which nurses from the frontline can be involved through shared decision-making and other kinds of committee structures where the nurses' voices are heard. […]

Who has been a guest on ACNL in Action: Lessons in Nursing Leadership

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• Nerissa Ambers
• Carlene Lugtu
• Dr Shiloh Williams
• Molly Rodriguez
• Tim Darling

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

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Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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