•Improving nursing job satisfaction improves the perceived patient care experience. •Utilizing professional practice models helps to improve nursing satisfaction. •Health care leaders must advocate for nurses in order to improve patient care. Patient satisfaction is a vital metric that is reflective of the quality of care that health care organizations provide. Research studies have demonstrated a strong association between nursing and patient satisfaction scores, leading health care organizations to prioritize initiatives that positively impact nursing satisfaction. Challenges in today’s evolving health care—leadership changes, patient–nurse staffing ratios, burnout, and insufficient professional development opportunities—may negatively impact nursing satisfaction. This article calls on health care leaders to identify strategic solutions aimed at enhancing the patient experience through improving nursing satisfaction. Patient satisfaction is a vital metric that is reflective of the quality of care that health care organizations provide. Research studies have demonstrated a strong association between nursing and patient satisfaction scores, leading health care organizations to prioritize initiatives that positively impact nursing satisfaction. Challenges in today’s evolving health care—leadership changes, patient–nurse staffing ratios, burnout, and insufficient professional development opportunities—may negatively impact nursing satisfaction. This article calls on health care leaders to identify strategic solutions aimed at enhancing the patient experience through improving nursing satisfaction. Sarah Margrave, MSN, is the Occupational Health Clinic Nurse Manager at Naval Branch Health Clinic Kings Bay, GA. She can be reached at [email protected] . Dagoberto Salinas, MSN, is a Hospital Corpsman Basic Instructor at Navy Medicine Training Support Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.