Get Motivated: A Path to Happiness in Your Caring Profession with Dr. Ferrol Thomas
June 19, 2024
Join host Dr. Christy Hall and her guest, Dr. Ferrol Thomas, as they discuss finding happiness in the caring professions. They cover the challenges of recruitment, and dive into Ferrol's initiatives and her focus on the neuroscience of care provision. They share the outlook on motivating future healthcare providers using various pathways to the caring industry not only in nursing but in healthcare as whole; from hospital staff, to unconventional elder students, to mentorship, to the front-line professionals. This episode covers fascinating conversation for all healthcare providers.
Ferrol Thomas, DNP, RN is the Director of Workforce Strategies with Tennessee Hospital Association. A Tennessee native, residing in Nashville, she has a passion and dedication to improving patient care and the healthcare workforce.
Ferrol’s nursing career has included patient care in intensive care settings with a focus in neuroscience, trauma, surgical, and organ donor management. As her career progressed in nursing, she discovered a passion for education and program development. She spent the last 10 years of her career in clinical education leadership roles, implementing programs, developing transition to practice programs, academic relationships and leading a team in clinical competency initiatives across 16 hospitals.
Continually growing as a nurse and professional has been certified in Nursing Professional Development and neurosciences. She obtained her Master of Nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist from Vanderbilt University in 2012 and recently completed her course work in Doctor of Nursing Practice from Belmont University in 2023. Ferrol’s work has led her to her current role, providing advocacy and improving the pathways to nursing and healthcare professions.