The Handoff
Presented by Works, The Handoff is a podcast that dives into the most pressing topics in nursing, from burnout and mental health to diversity in nursing to the latest clinical innovations. Each episode features discussions that will help nurses and nurse leaders do their jobs better, whether that’s at the bedside, managing a unit or an entire health system.
Tune in each week to hear deep conversation with guests you won’t hear anywhere else.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
Embracing Innovation and Driving Change in Healthcare
Dani speaks with Bryan Sisk, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at Memorial Hermann Health System, to discuss their transformative work in the healthcare industry. Bryan shares insight…
How AI and Machine Learning are Transforming Nursing
Nurses in Politics: Healing the Political Landscape
Dani speaks with Lisa Summers and Kimberly Gordon, the cofounders of Healing Politics, a nonprofit dedicated to getting more nurses into elected office. Hear how nurses' experiences in clinical setti…
Lessons in Self-Care, Burnout Prevention, and Team Support
Dani speaks with Rudy Jackson, the Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer of UW Health in Madison, Wisconsin. Rudy talks about the challenges faced by healthcare leaders in providing flexibility to…
Flexibility, Technology, and the Future of Nursing
Aries Limbaga is the CEO of Rancho Amigos National Rehabilitation Center and System Chief Nursing Officer. He joins Dani to discuss his career journey, the importance of flexibility in nursing, and t…
The Lavender Journey: Revolutionizing Mental Health Care in a Pandemic
In this insightful episode, Dani shares inspiring story of Lavender, a mental health practice that was founded and launched in just 45 days during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-founders Bri…
Balancing Staffing, Retention, and Innovation in Nursing
Rex Lomboy joins Dan to discuss the Integrated Resource Center's mission to put people in the right place at the right time — while easing the way for nursing leaders. Discover how the center manages…
Moving Beyond Linear Approaches to Nursing Staffing
Staffing Standards and Delivering Quality Patient Care
Brie Sandow, the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer at St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center, discusses the importance of understanding seasonality and the benefits of using a closed cale…
Service, Excellence, Advocacy, and Leadership: Jefferson Health's SEAL Team
Dani Bowie, the new host of The Handoff, speaks with Daniel Hudson, the Vice President of Nursing Administration and Operations for Jefferson Health.
Daniel tells Dani about Jefferson Health's SEAL…
Coming Soon: Season 7 — Workforce and Staffing Innovations
Host Dani Bowie shares a quick teaser for the upcoming season of The Handoff, launching March 8, 2023 — available wherever you get your podcasts.
Essential skills for the contemporary nurse leader
Our guest for our last episode of this season is Bonnie Clipper, a nurse futurist and thought leader, a former chief nurse executive, a fellow at the American Academy of Nursing, a startup coach, a …
How an endurance athlete used her training to lead through COVID-19
Our guest for today’s episode was just weeks into her new role as a nurse leader at Lehigh Valley Health Network when COVID-19 hit. Nichole Persing turned to her experience as an Ironman and an endur…
Why every nurse leader needs a leadership manifesto
Our guest for this episode is Joni Watson, a healthcare and leadership consultant who also teaches Advanced Decision Making in Healthcare for PhDs at Duke University’s School of Nursing. She was also…
A deep dive into essential nurse leader competencies
Our guest for this week is Josh Wymer: an all-star nurse leader with deep expertise in change management, information governance, and digital innovation. Josh is currently the Chief Health Informatio…
What nurse leaders need to know about payers
In today’s episode, we’re talking about a subject that we haven’t really gotten into in the previous five seasons of the show: the payer side of healthcare and its impact on nurses. Our guest, Judy …
The state of healthcare recruiting
Our guest for this episode is one of the leading voices in LinkedIn on all things healthcare recruitment and she has some strong opinions about today’s hiring market and what both sides need to do t…
A new approach to addressing violence against nurses
According to a survey put out by Trusted Health earlier this year, half of all nurses have been the subject of an attack, intimidation or assault by a patient or patient’s family member since the st…
A 25 year Kaiser Permanente veteran shares his journey
Welcome back to Season 6 of The Handoff. In today’s episode, Dan speaks with Rayne Soriano.
Rayne has carved out his own path in nursing and continually leaned into his passions in order to build a…
New data on the state of nurse mental health
To close out season 5 of The Handoff we’re actually welcoming back a repeat visitor to the show. Dani Bowie joined us last season to talk about scheduling and staffing, and since that conversation, …