Lessons from Beth Ann Swan, PhD, RN, FAAN

Educational Landscapes

Beth Ann Swan, PhD, RN, FAAN is Associate Dean and Vice President for Academic Practice Partnerships and Interim Associate Dean for Education in Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University. In this episode Beth Ann talks about the importance of finding joy every day in what you do and introduces us to the concept of reverse mentoring and the three P's that guide her work: "people, partnerships, and performance". In reflecting on her career to date, Beth Ann talks about the importance of having mentors and how important it is to be open to new opportunities. Her words of wisdom include: "[it is] important for a person to know they have to really commit to the role and put their whole self in. You can't be half in and half out of leadership, you have to be all in. You have to be open to the infinite possibilities and when I say that it's the good things and the not so good things." and "You don't have to be the smartest person in the room, you can be that person who asks all the questions and I think people are better for it by asking."

Resources

• American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN)
• Woodruff Leadership Academy Home
• Wharton Nursing Leaders Program
• Nurse Leaders | AONL
• NLN Home
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows