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SEE YOU NOW Insight 3: The Power of Love in Patient Safety

June 26, 2025
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Healthcare safety begins with culture, and culture starts at the top. Nurse Julie Kennedy Oehlert speaks to how transforming healthcare systems requires redefining culture through empathy, love, and relationship-building, not mandates or fear. Prioritizing workforce well-being is essential to delivering safe, trusted, and patient-centered care. Dismantling hierarchical, fear-based structures is the crucial first step toward real and lasting change.

To listen to this Insight clip’s full episode, visit SEE YOU NOW Podcast Episode 64: Reporting Powers: Leading with Love at Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or at your favorite streaming platform.

For more information on the podcast bundles visit ANA’s Innovation Website.  Have questions or feedback for the SEE YOU NOW team?  Future episode ideas? Contact us at hello@seeyounowpodcast.com.

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