Leading During Uncertain Times and the Power of Vulnerability with Cristina Bethune Regan, BSN, MHA, RN

Cristina (Cris) Bethune Regan has over 30+ years of professional nursing expertise caring for critical care patients. She offers a history of successful leadership as the former Nurse Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia Lab and current Nurse Director of the Cardiac-Medical Step-down unit at Mass General Hospital (MGH). Cris is involved in a wide range of initiatives at MGH, including a major multidisciplinary effort to transition post procedural patients to a new space in the the PACU (Post-Anesthesia care unit), front-line involvement in the recent Heparin shortage and is an active member of the Hospital wide Nurse Assault project, which focuses on keeping healthcare providers safe while working with challenging and complex patients.  Cris holds a BSN in Nursing from Fairfield University and an MHA from Suffolk University. She is a current member of the ONL (Organization of Nurse Leaders).  In this episode, Yolanda and Cris discuss transitioning to the first Cardiology COVID unit during the March 2020 surge, the importance of vulnerability and transparency with your teams, why self-awareness is important to your success and so much more.