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Nurse Executive Podcast

2026

A Conversational Podcast about Advancing the Role of Nursing Leadership

BRG’s Dr. Nick Chmielewski and guests discuss improving patient care by enhancing nursing leadership. The bimonthly podcast series features insightful interviews with guests from across the industry who share their expertise in the profession.

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Latest Episode

In our special one hundredth episode of the Nurse Executive Podcast, host Nick Chmielewski switches roles with Bill Orrell, who takes the interviewer’s seat to reflect on the journey, impact, and evolution of the series over its first ninety-nine episodes. They explore the growth of the podcast from its launch in 2022 to a platform that has reached more than 25,000 listeners and featured seventy-eight unique guests from leading health systems, academic institutions, professional associations, and healthcare organizations.

Nick and Bill examine the major issues shaping nursing leadership, including workforce resilience, healthy work environments, patient and staff safety, financial stewardship, diversity and inclusion, artificial intelligence, virtual care, and the expanding influence of nurses in boardrooms and strategic decision-making.

They also share key insights from the podcast’s extensive catalog and discuss how the profession has evolved from pandemic recovery to a future defined by innovation, integration, and transformation.

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