Leadership Spotlight: Reneè Roberts-Turner, DHA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CPHQ, FADLN

Biography

Dr. Renee Roberts-Turner is a nurse executive, author, and nationally recognized leader in nursing excellence, professional practice, and healthcare quality. She currently serves as a senior nursing leader at Children’s National Hospital, where she oversees nursing excellence, quality, research, and integrative care services, including Child Life, creative arts therapies, social work, and chaplaincy.

With over a decade of executive leadership experience, Dr. Roberts-Turner has led large, multidisciplinary teams and multimillion-dollar portfolios, advancing strategic initiatives that strengthen professional practice, improve patient outcomes, and enhance the care experience for children and families. She has played a pivotal role in achieving and sustaining Magnet® recognition and is a Magnet® Program Appraiser, contributing to national standards of nursing excellence.

Dr. Roberts-Turner is the creator of The Diamond Model: A Framework for Professional Excellence, a transformative leadership framework that has empowered nurses and professionals across the country to align their personal and professional goals, strengthen leadership capacity, and advance their careers.

She is also the founder of the Hair For You competency, a nurse-led national practice standard that integrates scalp and hair assessment and care into routine clinical practice, reinforcing holistic, patient-centered care and advancing nursing practice standards.

In addition to her executive leadership, Dr. Roberts-Turner is a national speaker, mentor, and advocate for the advancement of nursing. Her work spans practice, education, research, and workforce development, with a focus on building strong leaders, advancing professional practice, and shaping the future of nursing.

Leadership in Nursing

Dr. Roberts-Turner’s leadership reflects a powerful commitment to nursing excellence, professional practice, and healthcare quality. Through executive leadership, national speaking, mentorship, and innovation, she continues to influence how nursing leaders are developed and how care is delivered across healthcare settings.

Her work is grounded in advancing professional practice, improving outcomes, strengthening leadership capacity, and creating meaningful systems that support children, families, and the nursing workforce.

Education & Academic Influence

• DHA
• MSN
• National speaker, mentor, and advocate for the advancement of nursing
• Work spans practice, education, research, and workforce development
• Focused on leadership development and advancement of professional nursing practice

Clinical & Professional Impact

• Senior nursing leader at Children’s National Hospital
• Oversees nursing excellence, quality, research, and integrative care services
• Leads large multidisciplinary teams and multimillion-dollar portfolios
• Advances strategic initiatives that improve patient outcomes and care experience
• Contributes to national standards of nursing excellence as a Magnet® Program Appraiser

Awards & Recognition

• Recently inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing (FADLN)
• Nationally recognized leader in nursing excellence, professional practice, and healthcare quality
• Contributed to achieving and sustaining Magnet® recognition
• Recognized for national leadership and contributions to advancing the nursing profession

Recent Accomplishments

Recently inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing (FADLN), Dr. Roberts-Turner continues to be recognized for her national leadership and contributions to advancing the nursing profession.

She led the development and implementation of the Hair For You competency and is currently advancing multi-site testing and dissemination with the goal of establishing it as a national standard of nursing practice. She also continues the dissemination of The Diamond Model through national presentations, mentoring programs, and leadership development initiatives.

Her recent work also includes continued leadership in advancing nursing excellence, quality, and integrative care services at Children’s National Hospital, as well as national speaking engagements and contributions to professional nursing development and leadership.