Renee Thompson
Dr. Renee Thompson is a sought after speaker, author, consultant, and leading authority on creating healthy workforces by eliminating bullying and incivility. With 27 years as a clinical nurse, nurse educator, quality manager, and nurse executive, Dr. Thompson is an expert on workplace bullying, and spends the majority of her time working with healthcare organizations that want to cultivate a healthy workforce.
Renee is the CEO of RTConnections and the Founder of The Healthy Workforce Institute. She has been repeatedly published, interviewed, and awarded for her work to educate, connect, and inspire current and future nurses. She is the author of several books and is in demand as a keynote speaker.
Renee has been published in numerous nursing journals including, but not limited to, Journal of Medsurg Nursing, Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA), Nursing 2008, and Oncology Nursing News. She is a frequent invited guest on radio, podcasts, webinars, and online nursing blogs.
In 2016, Renee received the Nursing Excellence award as a nurse entrepreneur to honor her work to eliminate workplace bullying. She received the first Outstanding Nursing Alumni for Excellence in Leadership Award and Distinguished Alumni recognition from her alma mater, and was a finalist in the Healthcare Heroes Awards as a Healthcare Provider in her hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. Her blog has won numerous awards as a Top Nursing Blog "must-read" by the online nursing community and her anti-bullying videos are viewed by healthcare organizations around the world.
Renee is one of only 26 nurses in the world who have achieved the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional designation by the National Speaker Association.
Renee has a Masters degree in Nursing Education and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Renee Thompson is a sought after speaker, author, consultant, and leading authority on creating healthy workforces by eliminating bullying and incivility. With 27 years as a clinical nurse, nurse educator, quality manager, and nurse executive, Dr. Thompson is an expert on workplace bullying, and spends the majority of her time working with healthcare organizations that want to cultivate a healthy workforce.
Renee is the CEO of RTConnections and the Founder of The Healthy Workforce Institute. She has been repeatedly published, interviewed, and awarded for her work to educate, connect, and inspire current and future nurses. She is the author of several books and is in demand as a keynote speaker.
Renee has been published in numerous nursing journals including, but not limited to, Journal of Medsurg Nursing, Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA), Nursing 2008, and Oncology Nursing News. She is a frequent invited guest on radio, podcasts, webinars, and online nursing blogs.
In 2016, Renee received the Nursing Excellence award as a nurse entrepreneur to honor her work to eliminate workplace bullying. She received the first Outstanding Nursing Alumni for Excellence in Leadership Award and Distinguished Alumni recognition from her alma mater, and was a finalist in the Healthcare Heroes Awards as a Healthcare Provider in her hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. Her blog has won numerous awards as a Top Nursing Blog "must-read" by the online nursing community and her anti-bullying videos are viewed by healthcare organizations around the world.
Renee is one of only 26 nurses in the world who have achieved the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional designation by the National Speaker Association.
Renee has a Masters degree in Nursing Education and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Pittsburgh.
Celebrate Nursing: Human by Birth - Hero by Choice
Nurses perform heroic acts every day; yet when nurses are called "heroes", they often downplay such compliments because they are just "doing their jobs."
As with all heroes, there is always a villain who tries to take away the hero's powers: Superman had Lex Luther, and poor Perseus had to fight Medusa! Like ancient Greek and modern-day super heroes, nurses also have their villains: ignorance, the judgments of others, and the scourge of bullying are a few of the villains that sap...
Eliminate Bullying & Incivility: Strategies for Healthcare Leaders
Nurses choose their profession because they want to deliver compassionate and effective patient care. Then they discover the ugly in nursing: nurses can be horrific to each other.
Workplace bullying is a problem. It's pervasive, destructive, and negatively impacts individuals, the nursing profession, the workplace, and ultimately the patients. One reason bullying has continued to thrive is because we haven't learned how to address the behavior in our work environment. We often turn...
From Exhausted to Extraordinary
Imagine a world where everyone got along and went out of their way to support each other. Where resources were abundant and patients and their families were always happy and satisfied.
Wouldn't it be a joy to work in a world like that?
The reality is that nurses work in unpredictable worlds where we don't always support each other, have the necessary resources, and struggle to meet the increasing needs of patients. Ultimately, these struggles lead to stress and over time,...
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