By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I have been asked the same question numerous times over the past 6 months by nurse executives: Are we the only ones rethinking Magnet Program Designation®? The answer is no - I am hearing this come up pretty frequently in conversations with CNOs as their organizations scrutinize every budget item and assess the actual return on … [Read more...]
Nurse Leaders: Leading as a NURSE First
One of the most rewarding aspects of hosting this blog is reading the profound insights shared by our community of nurse leaders. Today, I’m excited to feature a guest post from Christine Andreozzi, MSN, RN, Clinical Manager at Middlesex Health Cancer Center in Middletown, Connecticut, who beautifully captures a truth we often lose sight of amid operational chaos: Moving into … [Read more...]
Inside the Novice Nurse Brain: Bridging the Experience Gap
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For nurse leaders and preceptors, watching newly licensed nurses struggle can feel baffling. You see a patient in bed 4 showing subtle signs of early sepsis, and your brain instantly triggers an action plan. Meanwhile, your novice nurse is hyper-focused on completing a routine medication pass on time, completely missing the trend in … [Read more...]
The Trust Battery: Every Conversation Either Charges It or Drains It
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN One question that nurse leaders often ask today is how to expedite the process of building trust with their team. As nurse leaders, we understand that trust is built over time—and it is. But I've come to believe that trust is also much more dynamic than that. It behaves like a battery. Every interaction you have with a team member … [Read more...]
Making Sense of RN Turnover
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nursing turnover is a complex issue for health systems that are spending considerable sums to improve their work environments. Two recently released studies (one published in Health Affairs using the 2022 Nursing Sample data and one published by Press Ganey using data from their NDNQI database) provide some additional insight into … [Read more...]
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