Preview #2 - Vulnerability and acceptance with Stephen Jensen, Nurse Manager
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Preview #2 - Vulnerability and acceptance with Stephen Jensen, Nurse Manager

Stephen Jensen:

You know, I I had a a period in my nursing career, going back a few years where, I was actually in the middle of COVID where I I needed to take some, emergency leave to to get back to New Zealand, because my my dad was suddenly unwell. And, my boss at that time was so understanding, so accepting, able to provide everything I needed, and the the learnings I took out of that to make life so much easier at such a stressful time that I just didn't have to worry about work and the job when I came back to it, however long it was gonna be, you know, with quarantine and things that we had to do at that time. Yeah. My boss just took all of that stress away. And going forward with that experience from from a few years ago into my own management career, my own leadership, you know, being able to lean on that and remember those feelings and use that adapt that to different situations with nurses that I have now knowing that little things that I can do for them and at what what might seem such a stressful ask to come to your boss and say I need whatever.

Stephen Jensen:

I need, this done tomorrow, so I need x amount of time off. But just being able to support them and have those conversations with them knowing the difference that that can make for what's going on outside of work.