Most clinical nurse managers are promoted based on bedside excellence—but receive little support to lead teams, manage conflict, or navigate executive-level expectations. This leads to frustration, isolation, and performance gaps that ripple across units.

Nurse leaders are overwhelmed. They’re juggling patient care, staffing crises, and administrative tasks—often without tools to manage stress or inspire their teams. As a result, hospitals lose high-potential leaders, and nurses lose their passion.

When managers aren’t confident communicators or decision-makers, it affects morale, retention, and even patient outcomes. Without intentional leadership growth, quality scores stagnate—and so do careers.

Dyshekia Strawberry, MSN, RN is a seasoned nurse leader, leadership coach, and founder of Impact RN Solutions, LLC. With 17+ years of experience spanning med-surg, ICU, cath lab, nursing education, and home health leadership, she empowers clinical nurse managers to lead confidently, elevate team performance, and reclaim balance in their careers.

Through her proven coaching framework, Dyshekia helps nurse leaders transition from overwhelmed and overlooked to influential, emotionally intelligent decision-makers who lead with clarity, courage, and purpose.