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Inspire Global RadioStaying Wild in Medicine: Dr. Wendy Lau on GRACE, Moral Resilience & Self-StewardshipSend us a textWhat does it mean to stay tender-hearted—and even a little wild—while working in modern medicine? Dr. Wendy Lau, an emergency physician and Zen practitioner, shares the GRACE approach (Gather, Recall, Attune, Consider, Engage/End) that helps clinicians meet patients with genuine compassion, even on the busiest shifts. She explains how naming moral residue and moral injury can lift hidden weight off our shoulders and introduces self-stewardship as a practical way to set healthy limits so we can keep serving over the long haul. Along the way, Wendy reflects on community, creativity, and...2025-05-2258 min
All About NursingAll About Nursing #8 - w/ guest Dr. Cynda Hylton Rushton PhD, RN, FAAN2025-03-1151 min
HealthCeteraNurse Resilience and Well-Being
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The nursing shortage is a concern for most countries including the United States. HealthCetera Producer and host Dr. Diana Mason, RN, talked with Dr. Cynda Rushton, RN, about her work that examines nurse resilience and well-being in 20 health systems in Maryland — something that is relevant for health systems and nurses everywhere. Dr. Rushton is the Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics at the Johns Hopkins University’s Berman Institute of Bioethics and School of Nursing where she is also a professor of pediatrics. She is the Chief Synergy Strat...2025-01-2130 min
Nurse Dot PodcastNurse Dot Podcast - The Resilient Nurses InitiativeIn this episode of the Nurse Dot podcast, host Cara Lunsford is joined by Dr. Cynda Hylton Rushton and Lucas Welch, Co-founder & CEO of Slow Talk. They delve into the critical state of the nursing profession, highlighting the deep relational strains nurses face with leaders, patients, and peers. Dr. Rushton discusses the Resilient Nurses Initiative, aimed at fostering resilience and well-being among nurses, while Welch introduces Slow Talk, a platform empowering nurses by amplifying their voices through meaningful dialogue. The three underscore the importance of listening to nurses' experiences and the transformative power of technology in capturing and analyzing...2024-11-2149 min
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastWell-being and Resilience: a Podcast with Jane Thomas, Naomi Saks, Ishwaria SubbiahWell-being and resilience are so hot right now. We have an endless supply of CME courses on decreasing burnout through self-care strategies. Well-being committees are popping up at every level of an organization. And C-suites now have chief wellness officers sitting at the table. I must admit, though, sometimes it just feels off… inauthentic, as if it's not a genuine desire to improve our lives as health care providers, but rather a metric to check off or a desire to improve productivity and billing by making the plight of workers a little less miserable. On today’s podc...2024-09-1250 min
The Clinic & The PersonIllness as Exile in the Greek Tragedy Philoctetes with Paul RanelliSend us a textGreek tragedies often concern identifiable and universal problems humans have confronted over the millennia. Among these problems are those illness and suffering create. In this episode we draw from Sophocles’ play, Philoctetes, and in particular, how it depicts illness as exile. With our guest, Professor Paul Ranelli, we first cover the characteristics of Greek tragedies that are applicable to illness and suffering (i.e., enduring relevance, catharsis, empathy). We then cover the play, Philoctetes, what it tells about illness as exile, and how it connects to more recent writings on the concept (e.g...2024-08-2949 min
Nursing Management PodcastAn Ethical Framework for Human Resource Allocation with Dr. Cynda RushtonIn this episode of the Nursing Management Podcast, we talk with Dr. Cynda Rushton about a framework that uses a moral compass to guide nurse leaders’ decisions related to the allocation of human resources from the front lines to the board room. Transcript2024-04-0121 min
Flourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to ThrivingFlourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to Thriving Episode 7 Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAANThe guest for this podcast was Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics at the Berman Institute of Bioethics/School of Nursing and Professor of Nursing and Pediatrics, at the Johns Hopkins University. A clinician, educator, researcher and advocate for compassionate health care with decades of nursing experience, Dr. Rushton’s work focuses on clinical ethics, palliative and end-of-life care, particularly for children, as well as integrated organizational change and ethical leadership. She has led numerous initiatives to cultivate contemplative practices that foster awareness, inquiry and resilience in complex health ca...2024-02-1655 min
The MNRC ConnectionNurse Renewal, Resilience & Retention (R3) Join us as we chat with Dr. Cynda Rushton, Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the School of Nursing and chief synergy strategist for Maryland’s R3 Resilient Nurses Initiative. 2023-11-2730 min
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Caring GreatlyCreating an Ethical Practice Environment with Dr. Cynda Hylton RushtonIn this episode, Dr. Rushton and I talk about the concept of values discordance, and what happens when a person perceives their personal or professional values to be out of alignment with their organization’s values. We look at the ways values play out in an organization – through leadership, decision making, and budgeting. We dig into the link between values and moral injury, and how ethics considerations need to be a central component of leaders’ wellbeing and leadership strategies. And Dr. Rushton lays out a structure for how leaders can safeguard ethics and values through leadership and safety infrastructure to sup...2023-05-2334 min
NLN Nursing EDge UnscriptedSurface – Fostering Well-being in the Nursing Community: Finding our voice to ask for support – Part 2This episode of the NLN Nursing EDge Unscripted Surface track is part two of two featuring guest Cynda Rushton. Dr. Rushton continues the discussion on fostering well-being and resilience among nurses and nurse educators, emphasizing the importance of creating psychologically safe environments. She highlights the need for self-awareness, self-care, and the ability to ask for and receive support as essential components of maintaining well-being. The conversation also explores the impact of moral distress and the importance of addressing systemic issues that contribute to burnout and emotional exhaustion. Dr. Rushton provides practical advice on how individuals can start taking steps...2023-03-3021 minNLN Nursing EDge UnscriptedSurface – Fostering Well-being in the Nursing Community: Finding our voice to ask for support – Part 1This episode of the NLN Nursing EDge Unscripted Surface track is part one of two featuring guest Cynda Rushton. Dr. Rushton discusses the importance of well-being, resilience, and mental health in the nursing community, emphasizing the need to distinguish between these concepts and address the stigma associated with mental health. She highlights the current state of well-being among nurses and nurse educators, noting the significant impact of the pandemic and other stressors on mental health and resilience. The conversation explores the systemic and individual factors contributing to moral distress and burnout, and the importance of creating environments where asking...2023-03-2329 min
Caring GreatlyManaging the Polarity of Changing the System Versus Personal Resilience - Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhDIn this episode, Dr. Rushton and I talk about the current divide between advocates of system change to improve clinician well-being, and those promoting personal resilience and well-being training. We look at the challenges of managing polarities as leaders embrace a both/and approach to team member well-being. Dr. Rushton shares the specifics of a personal resilience training that equips nurses at Hopkins to stand firm in their ethics and values, and to act as advocates for system improvement without sacrificing their personal well-being. Finally, Dr. Rushton paints a picture of leadership in which clinicians gain empowerment to manage...2022-09-0129 min
12 Minute MeditationA Guided Meditation for Nurses with Cynda RushtonNurses help those who are sick or injured, they hold the hands of others as their life ends or offer solace to those pained by loss. To mark National Nurses Week, Cynda Hylton Rushton calls on nurses to pause for a moment to honor their hands—and to acknowledge the joys, sorrows, disappointments, fears, and triumphs in their professional lives. Show Notes: More from Cynda Rushton on Mindful.org How Integrity Can Heal Burnout2022-05-1211 min12 Minute MeditationA Guided Meditation for Nurses with Cynda RushtonNurses help those who are sick or injured, they hold the hands of others as their life ends or offer solace to those pained by loss. To mark National Nurses Week, Cynda Hylton Rushton calls on nurses to pause for a moment to honor their hands—and to acknowledge the joys, sorrows, disappointments, fears, and triumphs in their professional lives. Show Notes: More from Cynda Rushton on Mindful.org How Integrity Can Heal Burnout2022-05-1211 min
On The RecordHow the pandemic accelerated nurse burnoutNurses have been on the pandemic’s frontline, caring for patients during a shocking crisis. Hopkins professor of nursing and bioethics Cynda Rushton describes the moral scars nurses carry in COVID’s wake, "When we feel as if what we are doing is either causing harm, directly or indirectly, not being able to provide the things we normally would for a patient or their family begins to erode our sense of both identity and our sense of integrity.” Rushton leads the state’s R3 Resilient Nurses Initiative, aimed at halting burnout and lifting nurses’ well-being. Details ab...2022-04-2624 min
Real MindfulResponding to the Pandemic From the Heart with Cynda Rushton and Bryan DoerriesWhat can an ancient Greek play show modern audiences about the circumstances nurses have found themselves in over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic? That’s a question Theater of War Productions and Dr. Cynda Rushton, professor of nursing and bioethics at Johns Hopkins University, hope will be answered when The Nurse Antigone premieres to audiences around the world. A project by and for nurses, The Nurse Antigone presents dramatic readings of Sophocles’ Antigone on Zoom—featuring Taylor Schilling, Margaret Atwood, a chorus of nurses, and you. Mindful’s managing editor Stephanie Domet connected with the orga...2022-03-1739 min
AACN Leadership Podcast"I'm not ok..." Dealing with the baggage of a prolonged pandemic.Many nurses have struggled during the pandemic and experienced a range of emotions. In this episode, Cynda Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN, and AACN’s chief clinical officer discuss the current state of our community and how nurses can deal with their anger and frustration during this difficult time. This episode is brought to you by: AACN’s Online Community Forums, with information available at http://www.aacn.org/onlinecommunity2022-01-2625 min
Nurse Podcast ChannelOn The Pulse: Can Nursing Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic?According to Cynda Rushton, Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, the answer is yes. But the profession and the greater health care system must be ready to take some advised and intentional steps forward. This starts with acknowledging and assessing the wounds of the pandemic, and then developing solutions to better prepare health systems and clinicians with tools to meet the challenges in the future.On this episode, Dr. Rushton discusses the current state of nursing, the new report on preparing nurses to practice with resilience and...2022-01-2418 min
The Mindful Podcast12 Minute Meditation: A Practice to Reconnect with Yourself with Cynda RushtonDr. Cynda Hylton Rushton, the Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics and Professor of Nursing and Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University Berman Institute of Bioethics and Schools of Nursing & Medicine, invites us to welcome whatever feelings are present right now and to trust what we discover in body and mind without judgment. Show notes: Sign up for free:2022-01-0616 min12 Minute MeditationA Practice to Reconnect with Yourself with Cynda RushtonDr. Cynda Hylton Rushton, the Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics and Professor of Nursing and Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University Berman Institute of Bioethics and Schools of Nursing & Medicine, invites us to welcome whatever feelings are present right now and to trust what we discover in body and mind without judgment. Show notes: More from Cynda Rushton on Mindful.org How Integrity Can Heal Burnout Sign up for free: Healing Healthcare: A Global Mindfulness Summit2022-01-0616 min12 Minute MeditationA Practice to Reconnect with Yourself with Cynda RushtonDr. Cynda Hylton Rushton, the Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics and Professor of Nursing and Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University Berman Institute of Bioethics and Schools of Nursing & Medicine, invites us to welcome whatever feelings are present right now and to trust what we discover in body and mind without judgment. Show notes: More from Cynda Rushton on Mindful.org How Integrity Can Heal Burnout Sign up for free: Healing Healthcare: A Global Mindfulness Summit2022-01-0616 min
Good Tech, Compassionate HealthcareRestoring Humanity in Healthcare by Addressing Moral SufferingIn this conversation Ed Spilg, Geriatrician at the Ottawa Hospital and Research Chair in Physician Wellness at the University of Ottawa and an AMS Phoenix Fellow and Cynda Rushton, a Nurse and Professor of Bioethics and Nursing and Medicine at Johns Hopkins University discuss moral distress, moral resilience, and mental health in healthcare workers amidst the Covid 19 Pandemic. If you would like more information on Ed and Cynda and the important work that they are doing here are some links to get you started. Ed Spilg Geriatrician in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at...2021-12-0638 minGood Tech, Compassionate HealthcareRestoring Humanity in Healthcare by Addressing Moral SufferingIn this conversation Ed Spilg, Geriatrician at the Ottawa Hospital and Research Chair in Physician Wellness at the University of Ottawa and an AMS Phoenix Fellow and Cynda Rushton, a Nurse and Professor of Bioethics and Nursing and Medicine at Johns Hopkins University discuss moral distress, moral resilience, and mental health in healthcare workers amidst the Covid 19 Pandemic. If you would like more information on Ed and Cynda and the important work that they are doing here are some links to get you started. Ed Spilg Geriatrician in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at...2021-12-0638 min
Radio Advisory93: Beyond burnout: Moral exhaustion in the clinical workforceAmid the surge of the delta coronavirus variant, many clinicians are being forced to make difficult and potentially even unethical decisions when their resources are scarce. In this episode, host Rachel Woods sits down with Cynda Rushton, a Hastings Center Fellow and professor of clinical ethics at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the School of Nursing, to talk about those decisions, what role leaders and administrators play in protecting frontline clinicians from those decisions, and what it means for those delivering care.
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'Moral Resilience Rounds': Johns Hopkins' secret to help staff navigate...2021-10-1931 min
Johns Hopkins Nursing MagazinePreparing Nurses to Practice with Resilience & IntegrityCynda Rushton, Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics, discusses the newly published report: “Mind the Gap: Preparing Nurses to Practice with Resilience & Integrity.” It includes five key recommendations as to how nurses as individuals and as a profession can find their voice, honor their contributions, and support one another so they…2021-06-2510 min
The HandoffBuilding resilience in the face of moral sufferingIn recent years, the issues of moral injury and moral suffering have become widely discussed within the field of nursing. These conversations have taken on particular urgency as the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many nurses to death and patient suffering on an unprecedented scale. Our guest for this episode is Dr. Cynda Rushton, a Professor of Clinical Ethics at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and School of Nursing. After beginning her career in the pediatric ICU, Dr. Rushton became acutely aware of the moral suffering that clinicians face in the course of doing their jobs...2021-03-2432 min
Once a Nurse, Always a NurseHealing the Moral Wounds of the PandemicThe CVOID-19 pandemic has left physical, psychological and moral wounds for nurses who have sacrificed so much to provide care to patients and their families. Some healthcare workers describe symptoms similar to PTSD: having panic attacks, difficulty sleeping, unable to eat or eating too much, exhaustion, tearful, and reliving the tragedies they have witnessed. There is a name for this, which also brings the good news that it can be relieved. My guest in this important episode is Dr. Cynda Hylton Rushton, the Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics...2021-03-2200 min
Upaya Zen Center's Dharma PodcastDP 1846_Anthony Back & Cynda Rushton_Lessons from the Frontlines of Healthcare_What COVID has Taught Us.mp32021-03-2143 min
21-WFMJ News PodcastThe impact of the COVID battle on front line workersIn today's special edition of the 21 News Podcast – we continue to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, one year later.21 News Anchor Madison Tromler down with Dr. Cynda Rushton, a bunting professor of Clinical Ethics and Nursing of Johns Hopkins University.Rushton walks through the challenges nurses have faced on the front lines of the pandemic, how this will impact them, and how this could affect all people in the years to come if change is not made.Listen up! 2021-03-1118 minAll About NursingAll About Nursing (78) Lessons from the PandemicRegaining integrity in response to ethical challenges: lessons from the pandemic. Cynda H. Rushton PhD. RN, FAANAnne & George Bunting Professor of Clinical EthicsJohns Hopkins University2020-09-1558 min
EM Pulse Podcast™GRACE in a Pandemic – 1This is a challenging time for physicians and the entire healthcare workforce. That’s putting it mildly. The coronavirus pandemic is affecting all of us, physically and emotionally. In emergency medicine, we are used to dealing with stressful situations, but this pandemic brings new personal and professional challenges. We are managing severe illness for which we have no proven treatment, watching patients suffer and die alone, and living with constant worry of infecting our loved ones or even dying of the virus ourselves. Some of us are doing this in overwhelmed healthcare systems with limited resources, including personal protective equipment (PP...2020-04-1029 minEM Pulse Podcast™Meditation in a Pandemic – 2In this episode of our miniseries, EM physician and wellness expert, Dr. Wendy Lau, returns with a guided meditation, using the GRACE framework. This practice helps us breathe, relax, and cope with the stress we are all feeling during the coronavirus pandemic. Get comfortable, close your eyes, and meditate with us.
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OPENPediatricsHarnessing Moral Resilience in Nursing by C. Rushton | OPENPediatricsIn this video, Dr. Cynda Rushton discusses her work on the topic of moral resilience, the six themes involved in moral resilience, and how it is crucial in addressing moral distress.
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OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full rang...2018-05-1131 min
Joy in MedicineJoy in Medicine - MEPRAElizabeth and Charles talk about Mindful Ethical Practice and Resilience Academy (MEPRA) with founder/developer Cynda Rushton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2018-05-0711 min
The AJN PodcastAJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Cynda Hylton Rushton, lead author of “Moral Distress: A Catalyst in Building Moral Resilience.”Moral distress is a pervasive problem in the nursing profession. An inability to act in alignment with one’s moral values is detrimental not only to the nurse’s well-being but also to patient care and clinical practice as a whole. AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Cynda Hylton Rushton, who wrote about the concept and prevalence of moral distress in nursing, and how it can lead to moral resilience.2016-06-2111 min
Inquiry Institute » Podcast FeedCaregivers TeleconferenceCaring for Caregivers of ALS Patients and Families: Healing Strategies and Perspectives for this Challenging Journey. This is an informational and eye-opening conversation that Marilee hosted with two caregivers and an international expert on palliative care. The panelists were: Cynda Hylton Rushton, Ph.D. R.N.: Internationally recognized expert on palliative care and bioethics; Associate Professor, The […]2011-05-1900 min