Leading Across the System: The DNP in Action with Dr. Meagen Driskill
TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition
Release Date: 10/06/2026
Nursing’s Voice in AI with Dr. Amy McCarthy
TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition
Who is shaping AI in healthcare, and how can nurses help lead that work? Dr. Amy McCarthy, DNP, RNC-MNN, NE-BC, CENP, Chief Nursing Officer at Hippocratic AI, joins Dr. Kimberly Posey and Dr. Paul Biluan on TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition. Amy shares her path from women’s and infants’ health and nursing leadership into the technology industry. She discusses how her DNP helped prepare her for innovation, including an early product idea she developed during her program. We explore what it means to design AI with nurses, understand clinical workflows, and bring nursing’s perspective into...
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Leading Across the System: The DNP in Action with Dr. Meagen Driskill
TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition
Dr. Meagen Driskill, Vice Chair of Nursing at Mayo Clinic and a TCU DNP graduate, joins Dr. Kimberly Posey and Dr. Paul Biluan on TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition. Meagen shares her journey into executive nursing leadership and explains how DNP education shaped her approach to systems thinking, evidence-based leadership, and complex change. The conversation explores listening to teams, building relationships, leading through influence, and connecting nursing strategy to organizational priorities. She also offers advice for current and prospective DNP students, including using data to...
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From Clinician to Founder: Building Whole-Person Care with Dr. Julie Kennedy
TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition
Dr. Julie Kennedy, DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-C, IINHC, is a three-time TCU graduate, Family Nurse Practitioner, and founder of Seed Wellness Co. In this episode of TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition, Julie joins Dr. Kimberly Posey and Dr. Paul Biluan to talk about her journey from clinician to entrepreneur and why she chose to build a different model of care. The conversation explores functional medicine, whole-person wellness, and the importance of looking beyond symptoms to better understand the factors influencing health. Julie also shares her experience building Seed Wellness Co. and discusses...
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Beyond the Bedside: Policy & Advocacy in Action with Dr. Serena Bumpus
TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition
Nurses see firsthand how policy decisions affect patients, practice, and the nursing workforce—but are we using our collective voice to influence those decisions? In this episode of TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition, Dr. Serena Bumpus, CEO of the Texas Nurses Association, joins Kimberly Posey and Paul Biluan for a conversation about nursing leadership, advocacy, health policy, and why nurses need a seat at the table. Serena shares insights from her journey from staff nurse to nurse executive and discusses the power of nurses' voices in shaping policy. The conversation explores workforce...
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From Practice to Policy: DNP Leadership with Dr. Dru Riddle
TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition
In this episode of TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition, Dr. Kimberly Posey and Dr. Paul Biluan welcome Dr. Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN. Dr. Riddle is a nurse anesthetist, educator, researcher, and leader whose work connects clinical practice, translational research, evidence-based decision-making, and health policy. In this conversation, we discuss DNP leadership across nurse anesthesia, research, practice, policy, and systems-level change. This episode is a great listen for DNP students, CRNAs, advanced practice nurses, nurse educators, nurse leaders, and healthcare professionals interested...
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The Chaos Whisperer: Leading with Purpose with Dr. Megan Carter
TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition
In this episode of TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition, Dr. Kimberly Posey and Dr. Paul Biluan welcome Dr. Megan Carter, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, nurse executive, consultant, and founder of MC Health Care Consulting. Known for her “Chaos Whisperer” work, Dr. Carter helps healthcare and nurse leaders address burnout, overwhelming workloads, meeting overload, and the constant complexity of healthcare leadership. In this conversation, she shares practical insight on simplifying work, leading with purpose, and moving from overwhelm to impact. This episode is a great listen for DNP students, nurse...
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Nursing Leadership at the Highest Level
TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition
In this episode of TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition, Dr. Kimberly Posey and Dr. Paul Biluan are joined by Dr. Vicki S. Good, Chief Clinical Officer of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Dr. Good shares insights on nursing leadership at the highest level, healthy work environments, patient safety, resilience, and the role of nurse leaders in shaping better healthcare systems. This conversation highlights the real-world impact of nursing leadership and the importance of preparing future nurse leaders through the Doctor of Nursing Practice. TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition is a...
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Launch Episode
TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition
Welcome to TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition! In this launch episode, hosts Dr. Kimberly Posey and Dr. Paul Biluan introduce the purpose behind the podcast and share what listeners can expect from the season ahead. This podcast was created to give current and future DNP students, nurse leaders, faculty, alumni, and healthcare professionals an inside look at the power and impact of the Doctor of Nursing Practice. Throughout the season, we will explore nursing leadership, innovation, policy, evidence-based practice, interprofessional collaboration, and the real-world ways DNP-prepared nurses are...
info_outlineDr. Meagen Driskill, Vice Chair of Nursing at Mayo Clinic and a TCU DNP graduate, joins Dr. Kimberly Posey and Dr. Paul Biluan on TCU Pulse Check: The DNP Edition.
Meagen shares her journey into executive nursing leadership and explains how DNP education shaped her approach to systems thinking, evidence-based leadership, and complex change. The conversation explores listening to teams, building relationships, leading through influence, and connecting nursing strategy to organizational priorities.
She also offers advice for current and prospective DNP students, including using data to demonstrate impact, seeking mentorship, and beginning to lead before you have the title.
In this episode:
• Meagen’s path from nursing practice to executive leadership
• The DNP connection to strategy, evidence, and systems change
• Nursing leadership across a complex, multisite organization
• Listening, transparency, relationships, and influence
• Practical advice for emerging nurse leaders
Real stories. Real impact. The DNP in action.