Lee Galuska
October 2022
Lee
Galuska
,
PhD, RN, NE-BC
Center for Nursing Excellence
UCLA Health
Los Angeles
,
CA
USA
She truly exemplifies a transformational leader by her ability to work across all departments within the Health System and create collaborative, productive interdisciplinary relationships.
Dr. Lee Galuska, Executive Director of Nursing Practice, Education and Research at the UCLA Health Center for Nursing Excellence (“the Center”) is an inspirational leader who has transformed nursing practice at UCLA Health.
Since joining UCLA Health, Lee successfully led UCLA Health hospitals through five successful Magnet® designations in a 6-year period. Her tireless efforts have allowed her to create all of the structures and processes required to enhance transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovations, and improvements. She truly exemplifies a transformational leader by her ability to work across all departments within the Health System and create collaborative, productive interdisciplinary relationships. She lives the UCLA Health Mission and Vision by delivering acts of kindness to everyone she encounters; patients, staff, and the members of the community.
Recognizing the tremendous value and expertise the Clinical Nurse Specialist brings to patient care, Lee championed and consolidated the Clinical Nurse Specialist program. Over the years, Lee has inspired the CNS group to expand the collaboration amongst the health care system leadership group in order to advocate for patients and strive for excellence in nursing practice.
Lee’s passion motivates her desire to help nursing reach for the stars as she creates professional development opportunities that span from novice nurse to senior nurse and everything in between. Lee increased nursing research capacity – including expansion of the Research and Innovation Council to increase clinical nurse participation, successfully expanded the Research and Evidence-Based Practice conference, introduced the Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium Presented by Stewart and Lynda Resnick this past November, spearheaded the design and implementation of the Nursing Leadership Development Program, provided oversight for multiple nursing and Interprofessional quality and safety improvement projects, including CAUTI reduction, sepsis, LGBTQ equitable care, and palliative care, and is currently promoting efforts to enhance wellness and communications programs at UCLA Health.
She is the recipient of several prestigious awards, most recently the Heidi Crooks Visionary and Transformational Leader Award, and maintains several professional memberships, She has published extensively and presented on nursing leadership development as well as meaning and joy in nursing practice. Lee is an excellent and inspirational leader and role model, always ensuring that compassion and respect are at the forefront. In a time where kindness matters, Lee leads by example letting everyone know that each individual’s unique contributions to the bigger picture are valued and important. In every sense – Lee is a nurse leader among Leaders.
Since joining UCLA Health, Lee successfully led UCLA Health hospitals through five successful Magnet® designations in a 6-year period. Her tireless efforts have allowed her to create all of the structures and processes required to enhance transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovations, and improvements. She truly exemplifies a transformational leader by her ability to work across all departments within the Health System and create collaborative, productive interdisciplinary relationships. She lives the UCLA Health Mission and Vision by delivering acts of kindness to everyone she encounters; patients, staff, and the members of the community.
Recognizing the tremendous value and expertise the Clinical Nurse Specialist brings to patient care, Lee championed and consolidated the Clinical Nurse Specialist program. Over the years, Lee has inspired the CNS group to expand the collaboration amongst the health care system leadership group in order to advocate for patients and strive for excellence in nursing practice.
Lee’s passion motivates her desire to help nursing reach for the stars as she creates professional development opportunities that span from novice nurse to senior nurse and everything in between. Lee increased nursing research capacity – including expansion of the Research and Innovation Council to increase clinical nurse participation, successfully expanded the Research and Evidence-Based Practice conference, introduced the Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium Presented by Stewart and Lynda Resnick this past November, spearheaded the design and implementation of the Nursing Leadership Development Program, provided oversight for multiple nursing and Interprofessional quality and safety improvement projects, including CAUTI reduction, sepsis, LGBTQ equitable care, and palliative care, and is currently promoting efforts to enhance wellness and communications programs at UCLA Health.
She is the recipient of several prestigious awards, most recently the Heidi Crooks Visionary and Transformational Leader Award, and maintains several professional memberships, She has published extensively and presented on nursing leadership development as well as meaning and joy in nursing practice. Lee is an excellent and inspirational leader and role model, always ensuring that compassion and respect are at the forefront. In a time where kindness matters, Lee leads by example letting everyone know that each individual’s unique contributions to the bigger picture are valued and important. In every sense – Lee is a nurse leader among Leaders.