The Handoff: How an endurance athlete used her training to lead through COVID-19

Published: Dec. 26, 2022, midnight

b'Nichole Persing was just weeks into her new role as a nurse leader at Lehigh Valley Health Network when COVID-19 hit. turned to her experience as an Ironman and an endurance athlete in order to cope with the logistical, physical and emotional challenges of managing an ICU in the middle of a once-in-a-generation pandemic. She and Dan talk about the team-based approach to nursing that she pioneered to manage severe understaffing on her unit and how she\\u2019s navigated her own mental health struggles coming out of the worst of the pandemic. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/'