Nurse Leader Launch

Lead with a framework — not a guess.

One-to-one coaching for nurses who are ready to step into their full potential.

Sounds like you?

“Promoted, not prepared.”

You were great at the bedside. Now you're expected to lead, teach, fix retention and answer to administration — and nobody showed you how.

You lead former peers and still need their trust.
You're asked for more with fewer staff and a smaller budget.
You walk into administration with a problem and leave with a “no.”
Survey or accreditation season sends everyone scrambling.
You're teaching, evaluating and supporting people with no real playbook.

It's not your fault. The system never prepared you.

You don't need another webinar. You need a framework, a mentor who has been right where you are and a plan.

The framework

You already know the nursing process. Busy nurses just stop using it on anything that isn't a patient.

AADPIE — Assess, Analyze, Diagnose, Plan, Implement, Evaluate — turns the way you already think into the way you lead. This time, the patient is your unit, your program, your team — and your dream!

What you get

12 one-to-one coaching sessions over four months
Your First-Year Leadership Playbook, tailored to your role, your setting and your regulators
Working assets you build for your role, such as an orientation plan, an education calendar or a competency system
Messaging support between sessions, because leaders don't struggle on a schedule
A private client portal of written lessons and tools, including role guides from charge nurse to ADON (with infection preventionist, wound care, MDS and quality roles), nurse executive leadership, a remediation-to-readiness series for educators and a complete guide to building your own coaching or consulting business
Your own Trello roadmap so you can check things off as we go
The Leading Safely e-course, at no extra cost, if you work in long-term care: a two-hour, self-paced course on safe staffing, advocating for safe assignments, competency-based onboarding and protecting your license, with ready-to-use templates, competency checklists for 12 nursing roles and a state-by-state guide to long-term care regulations

Your path

Session 1: Intake, role assessment and your goal for the program
Sessions 2–4: AADPIE for decision-making, your role identity and leading up
Sessions 5–10: Solve your real problems and build your working assets
Sessions 11–12: Measure what changed and set your next plan

What we can work on

Transformational leadership. Emotional intelligence. Conflict resolution. Retention. Staff evaluations and helping people feel valued. Safe staffing. Negotiating with administrators for resources and staff. Policy influence, inside your organization and at the state level. State survey preparedness. Education, training and professional development.

You choose what matters most. Your real problems set the agenda.

Damion K. Jenkins coaching a nurse one to one

Who this is for

Any charge nurse, nurse manager, supervisor or ADON who wants tried-and-true strategies to help level up their influence, impact, professional development and personal performance
Nurse educators in academic and practice settings who want to improve their students' performance, NCLEX® pass rates, clinical rotation learning outcomes and professional development, and to have greater influence among colleagues, academic partners and scholarly organizations
Staff development coordinators who want to improve onboarding, training, ongoing professional development, retention efforts and career development initiatives to better support organizational employees
Nurses who are ready to take the next step, such as preparing for organizational leadership, management or education
Nurses who are ready to create their own business so they can build the life that they want and deserve

Investment

$2,997

Pay in full, or split it with Afterpay or Klarna at checkout.

Many organizations have professional development funds. Ask me about a sponsorship letter.

Enroll Now Book a Strategy Session

Questions

How long is each session?60 minutes on Zoom.

Is this clinical, legal or HR advice?No. This is coaching. Follow your organization's policies and your state's rules.

Can my employer pay?Often, yes. I can provide a sponsorship letter, an invoice and a W-9.

Do you guarantee results?When it comes to promises and guarantees, we all learned in nursing school that false reassurance isn't therapeutic — and it can cause distrust. The same principle applies here. I can't guarantee specific results, because they depend on the work you put in and on your setting. What I can guarantee is a proven framework, my full commitment to our work together and my support every step of the way.

Enroll Now

The Nurse Speak® is a resource for nursing graduates and professionals.

The Nurse Speak® provides educational, tutoring, coaching & consulting services. Individual outcomes vary. Enrollment does not guarantee passage of the NCLEX-RN® or NCLEX-PN®, licensure, graduation, employment, promotion, income, or any other specific result. Review the service agreements, FAQs or schedule a call with Damion before purchasing any of our products or services.

We look forward to helping you develop Strategies for Success!