Jennifer A Johnson | SpeakerHub

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Bio

I’m Jennifer Johnson—an ER nurse, author, and advocate for nurse wellness. For over 18 years, I’ve worked on the frontlines of emergency care across Ontario. I’ve witnessed the heartbreak, chaos, and triumphs that define nursing—but I’ve also seen far too many incredible nurses walk away from a profession they once loved.

The truth is, I came close myself. Burnout, long nights, and the emotional toll of carrying patients’ lives in my hands left me questioning my place in nursing. What pulled me through wasn’t another textbook or lecture—it was reflection, resilience, and the quiet act of writing my story. That practice gave me clarity, strength, and the courage to stay.

Today, my mission is simple: to heal the healers. By giving nurses the tools to process, reflect, and grow, we can stop the bleed of early exits from nursing and build a stronger, more sustainable future for the profession we love.

Current position (1)

Founder

Nurse Jenn

Degrees (1)

Nursing

Lakehead University

2003 to 2008

Presentations

Presentations (4)

Keeping the Nurses You Hire: A Practical Framework for Solving New Nurse Attrition

New nurse turnover costs hospitals millions—but it’s preventable. Keeping the Nurses You Hire teaches leaders and educators how to build confident, competent new nurses through better onboarding, resilience training, and real-time support. Practical, evidence-based, and immediately actionable, this course provides a clear roadmap to reducing early-career burnout and dramatically improving retention.

Nursing Intuition: The Skill No One Teaches—But Saves Careers

Nursing Intuition is the skill every nurse uses but almost no one is taught to trust. In this engaging, heartfelt keynote, Jennifer Johnson shows nurses how intuition acts as a safety net, a burnout buffer, and a confidence booster—especially in chaotic environments. With gripping ER stories and relatable moments every nurse has lived, she teaches how to tune into intuition, strengthen it shift after shift, and use it to stay safe, stay confident, and stay in the profession. Nurses walk away feeling validated, empowered, and reminded of why their instincts are their superpower.

The Shift That Never Ends: Navigating Grief in Nursing

Grieving Your Patient: The Hidden Work of Nursing is a powerful, reflective course designed to help nurses understand, process, and heal from the emotional weight of patient loss. Through real stories from the bedside, psychological frameworks, and guided reflection, participants learn why certain cases linger, how cumulative grief affects their practice, and what healthy processing truly looks like. This course offers practical tools for navigating acute loss, moral distress, and the long-term emotional fatigue that often goes unspoken in healthcare.
Nurses leave feeling validated, grounded, and supported—armed with the skills to grieve honestly, heal fully, and continue to care without losing themselves in the process.

Healing the Healer: A Recovery Course for Nurse Burnout

Healing the Healer is an honest, transformative course designed to help nurses break free from the exhaustion, cynicism, and emotional depletion that come from giving too much for too long. Through real stories from the bedside, self-reflection practices, boundary-setting strategies, and evidence-informed wellness tools, this course guides nurses from burnout to balance, from compassion fatigue to compassion renewed.
Participants learn:
Why burnout happens—and why it is not a personal failure
How to repair their nervous system and rebuild emotional resilience. This course offers nurses what they rarely receive: permission to heal, space to breathe, and tools to rebuild. They leave feeling grounded, empowered, and ready to step back into their role—not depleted, but recharged.

Upcoming events (1)

Rx for Sleep

Nurse Camp

Equinux, PA

September 30, 2026