Vizient Transition to Nurse Leader Program National Connection Call #4

October 27, 2026

This activity supports nurse leaders in understanding the relationship between leader well-being, resilience, energy management, team culture, and leadership effectiveness. Participants will identify personal energy drainers and stress signals, explore practical strategies for recovery and boundary setting, and apply habit-design techniques to develop sustainable leadership practices. Through reflection, discussion, case application, and a 30-day practice plan, participants will select strategies they can use to support their own well-being and positively influence their teams.

Target Audience

Nurses
Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Describe how nurse manager well-being influences role sustainability, team culture, and patient care.
Identify personal energy drainers, stress signals, and habits that shape daily leadership.
Apply micro-recovery, boundary-setting, and cue-based habit design in real scenarios.

Course summary

Available credit:

1.50 ANCC
1.50 General CE - Attendance

Course opens:

10/27/2026

Course expires:

11/26/2026

Event starts:

10/27/2026 - 1:00pm CDT

Event ends:

10/27/2026 - 2:30pm CDT

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FACULTY & PLANNERS

Faculty

Kendra Brennan, MSN, RN, OCN, NE-BC

Senior Director of Nursing Programs

Vizient, Inc.

Pamela Weatherspoon

AVP, Culture & Belonging

Vizient, Inc.

Planners

Kendra Brennan, MSN, RN, OCN, NE-BC

Senior Director, Nursing Programs

Vizient, Inc.

Evy Olson, MSN, MBA, RN

Vice President

Vizient, Inc.

Rachael Coyle

Consultant

Vizient, Inc.

Meg Ingram, MSN, RN

Senior Director, Nursing Programs

Vizient, Inc.

Kelly Gallagher, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC

Senior Director, Nursing Programs

Vizient, Inc.

Megan Buckley

Senior Programs Manager

Vizient, Inc.

Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP

Director, Continuing Education

Vizient, Inc.

Kim Bentley, CHCP

CE Programs Manager

Vizient, Inc.

DISCLOSURE

As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months.

Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.

Statement of Content Validity

Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.

FDA Off-Label Use

Faculty presenters are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States.

Disclaimer

The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.

Disclosure Statements

Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships

None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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