Pulse Check with Dr. Kimberly Long | Podcast Guru

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Join nurse and healthcare leader Kimberly C. Long as she sits down with top nursing executives to uncover the defining moments that shaped their careers. In each 10-minute episode, guests share the challenges, breakthroughs, and insights that helped them grow as leaders. From inspiring team culture to improving patient care and navigating complex healthcare systems, Kimberly brings out practical lessons and actionable strategies that nursing leaders can apply every day. Whether you’re a seasoned CNO or an emerging leader, these conversations offer a front-row seat to the wisdom and experiences that drive success in nursing leadership.

Recent Episodes

Kimberly Perris, DNP - Program Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, University of San Francisco

What happens when nurses move beyond simply doing the work and begin shaping the future of healthcare? In this episode of Pulse Check with Dr. Kimberly Long, Dr. Kimberly Long sits down with Dr. Kimberly Perris to explore her journey from bedside nursing to academic leadership and the experiences that ultimately led her to build and lead nursing programs. Dr. Perris shares why curiosity became a turning point in her career, how nursing education and clinical practice can work more closely tog...

9 MIN

Dr. Rosanne Raso - Editor-in-Chief, Nursing Management

What does five decades in nursing teach you about leadership? In this episode of Pulse Check with Dr. Kimberly Long, Dr. Kimberly Long sits down with Dr. Rosanne Raso to explore the defining moments that shaped her 50-year nursing career and her journey into executive leadership. Rosanne shares how unexpected opportunities led her from clinical nursing into leadership, the lessons she learned while serving as a Chief Nursing Officer, and why achieving Magnet designation at NewYork-Presbyteria...

9 MIN

Dr. Jessica Laughlin - Chief Nursing Officer & Vice President, UCI Health

What does it take to grow from bedside nursing into executive leadership while staying connected to the people and purpose at the heart of healthcare? In this episode of Pulse Check with Dr. Kimberly Long, Dr. Kimberly Long sits down with Dr. Jessica Laughlin, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President at UCI Health, to explore the experiences that shaped her path as a nurse and healthcare leader. Jessica shares how an unconventional journey through music, education, technology, and other caree...

10 MIN

Robert Boesch – Chief Nursing Officer, Emory University Hospital & Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital

What does it take to lead nursing at the executive level while staying connected to the realities of care at the bedside? In this episode of Pulse Check with Dr. Kimberly Long, Dr. Long sits down with Robert Boesch, DNP, RN, CENP, CPHQ, FAONL, Chief Nursing Officer for Emory University Hospital and Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital. Dr. Boesch shares his journey from pediatric nursing and bone marrow transplant care to executive nursing leadership, including the defining career...

13 MIN

Leah Gehri, DNP, MHA, MN, RN, NEA-BC – Chief Nursing Officer, Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center

What does it take to lead nursing at the executive level while navigating workforce shortages, financial pressures, and an evolving healthcare landscape? In this episode of Pulse Check with Dr. Kimberly Long, Dr. Kimberly Long sits down with Leah Gehri, Chief Nursing Officer at Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center, to discuss her journey from bedside nurse to executive leadership. Leah shares why solving system-level challenges became her mission, how investing in nurses is one of th...

8 MIN