Podcast explores how CNOs, CFOs can build trust, better outcomes

An AONL podcast explores how intentional relationship building between CNOs and chief financial officers can transform organizational performance. Brandy Matthews, DNP, RN, CNO at UK HealthCare for Good Samaritan Hospital and Emergency Services in Lexington, Ky., and Joni Watson, DNP, RN, AONL senior director of professional practice, discuss AONL’s Nursing Value and Impact work, detailing why shared metrics and unified data matter. They also note reframing the workforce as human capital enables leaders to balance short-term pressures with long-term investment. They discuss five foundational principles to maintain strong partnerships between CNOs and CFOs. Matthews encourages CNOs to have lunch or coffee with CFOs to understand each other’s experiences and to invite CFOs to round on units.