Feel the Pull: Creating a Culture of Nursing Excellence

Nursing Excellence IS Possible!

Feel the Pull: Creating a Culture of Nursing Excellence is for nurse executives and leaders, nursing professional development specialists, managers , Magnet® project coordinators, anyone who wants to improve patient and nurse satisfaction.

More than simply navigating through any one application process, Gen Guanci takes readers on the phenomenal experience of cultural transformation. She uses plain language and clear examples to help readers figure out what it takes to bring a culture of excellence to their organization. No matter where you are on your journey to nursing excellence, Feel the Pull will be an invaluable guide book.

Gen wears many hats at Creative Health Care Management, but at heart her roles are all focused on advancing nursing as a profession and nursing professional development. Whether it's educating on Relationship-Based Care, helping education departments with structure and competency metrics, or guiding organizations as they establish a culture of excellence, including the journey to Magnet® designation, Gen sees the possibilities in all of her clients. She takes them as they are, meets them where they are in their development, and helps them reach their personal, staff and organizational goals.

"I always tell my clients 'Your success is my success,'" says Gen. And they appreciate her unwavering optimism and determination as well as her incredible responsiveness. "Because consulting is Gen's primary job, she was always there for us and never more than a phone call away," says one of her successful culture of excellence clients. "She thrives on seeing others grow within the profession and takes pride in knowing that she has made a difference."

Gen has a master's degree in education and a certificate of advanced graduate studies (CAGS) in Organization Development from Cambridge College in Cambridge, MA. She is certified in critical care nursing (CCRN) as well as in nursing professional development (RN-BC). Gen has served as an officer of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization (NNSDO) and is past president of the NNSDO Affiliate - North Eastern Organization of Nurse Educators (NEONE). She is an invited member of the National Magnet® Conference Continuing Education Task Force, which is responsible for the selection of conference presentations and posters.

One of Gen's great strengths is her breadth of knowledge. She has lived and worked internationally, giving her a keen familiarity with a variety of health care systems, and she's worked with nurses educated all over the world. She also brings her far-ranging background to each job she can blend Relationship-Based Care with her expertise in creating a culture of excellence, and creating customized structures and processes tailored to measure specific outcomes."I love helping organizations build the infrastructure to support a culture of nursing excellence," she says.

Gen lives in the Greater Boston area.