Beth Boynton, RN, MS, CP

Beth Boynton, RN, MS, CP is a leadership consultant and certified applied improvisation practitioner. She specializes in teaching ‘soft’ skills associated with emotional intelligence, communication, collaboration, leadership, and culture in healthcare. Her books, blogs, videos, and other publications build on the idea that respect for self and others is essential for healthy individuals, respectful relationships, and critical outcomes in all human systems. In healthcare, these outcomes include patient safety, patient experience, workforce health, and cost-effectiveness. The Revised Reprint of her groundbreaking textbook, "Successful Nurse Communication: Safe Care, Healthy Workplaces, & Rewarding Careers" was published by F. A. Davis in December 2022. New features include a powerful prologue entitled "Successful Nurse Communication in the Wake of Covid", compelling essays about resilience from experts in mindfulness, humor, baseball, and economics, and facilitation instructions for experiential skill-building activities for faculty. Instructors are encouraged to request a desk copy of this empowering book: https://www.fadavis.com/product/successful-nurse-communication-boynton-revised Beth is a pioneer in developing Medical Improv as an experiential teaching strategy for ‘soft’ skill development working on her own or in dynamic collaboration with Corporate Trainer, Ellen Schnur & former Major League Baseball Pitcher, Jim Mecir to offer innovative Medical Improv programming. She also works with Certified Mindfulness Teacher, Professor Liz Korabek-Emerson, MFA in combining mindfulness and improv for unique programming called, "The Gift of Presence". To learn more about Beth or Medical Improv visit: https://bethboynton.com. To learn more about Beth's work with Jim and Ellen check out our flyer: https://rb.gy/cccuwz. To learn more about Beth and Liz's work: https://bethboynton.com/the-gift-of-presence/ Other books include: "Confident Voices: The Nurses’ Guide to Improving Communication & Creating Positive Workplaces", (CreateSpace 2009), "Medical Improv: A New Way to Improve Communication" (CreateSpace 2017), and co-author with Diana Crowell, RN, PhD of "Complexity Leadership: Nursings’ Role in Healthcare Delivery" (F.A. Davis 2020). Reach out: Beth@bethboynton.com