Kacie Salas, BSN, RN, NC-BC
Kacie is night shift nurse of 20 years specializing in rural healthcare. She currently works part time as a break nurse at a critical access hospital in Northern California and part time with Debriefing the Front Lines as a Debriefing Nurse and the Director of Sobriety Support. When Kacie isn’t working nights in the local critical access hospital, she’s homeschooling her 3 boys, active in her community co-op, nurturing her sobriety and chasing her chickens. Kacie shares “relapse is a part of my story - addiction is isolating. It’s through connection with others I’ve gained freedom from loneliness and shame.”
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The Weight We Carry: Creating Sustainable Nursing Careers Through Debriefing and Psychological Safety
Nurses are trained to care for others—but too often expected to carry trauma, grief, moral distress, and emotional exhaustion in silence. In this powerful and restorative session, the team from Debriefing the Front Lines will explore how healthcare organizations and nurses themselves can create healthier, more sustainable career pathways through structured debriefing, trauma-informed leadership, and emotional wellness practices.