This blog is for new and aspiring nurse leaders throughout the world who are interested in nursing leadership as career path. You may be in your first nursing leadership position or perhaps you just became a Registered Nurse but see leadership in your future. My goal is to provide you with leadership development information that is cutting edge and incorporates best practices … [Read more...]
Workshop – Staying Power: Building a Culture of Retention in the New World of Work
I am sure many of you saw the article in this week's Wall Street Journal about the challenges of nurse retention in acute care environments. I am happy to partner with NE ONL on our highly rated program, Staying Power: Building a Culture of Retention in the New World of Work, which is offered on November 10th. In this program, we talk about a multifaceted approach to retention … [Read more...]
The Inverted Pyramid of Nursing Experience Workshop
I am happy to partner with the NY ONL on this important new workshop on the Inverted Pyramid of Nursing Experience™, a growing trend in acute care settings, as noted in a recent Wall Street Journal article about today's hospital turnover. This workshop addresses a stark truth every nurse executive, director, and frontline manager must face: You cannot staff your way out of an … [Read more...]
Why Novice Dense Units Need Clinically Expert Nurse Managers
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For years, nurse managers have asked me what I think about taking on leadership responsibilities on units where they have no clinical expertise. With fewer leadership candidates, organizations have increasingly asked their leaders to do so. In modern healthcare leadership, a persistent management philosophy suggests that leadership … [Read more...]
Translating the Importance of Clinical Experience in the C-Suite
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN As more nurse leaders struggle with novice density (and its accompanying challenges) on their units, they increasingly face criticism from C-suite colleagues. Consider the story a CNO recently shared with me: I just met with our CFO this week. He reviewed the productivity dashboard for 4-East, one of our medical-surgical units. He … [Read more...]
Standard Work for Novice Nurses: Stop Expecting Them to Figure It Out
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In recent workshops I've led on the Inverted Pyramid, many leaders have asked for my thoughts on standardized work for novice nurses. Consider the following story from a nurse manager: I am not quite sure what to do, but more and more of my coaching conversations now focus on helping my novice staff stay on track during the shift. … [Read more...]
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