Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Retirement

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I am always looking for interesting blog topics.  This week in California, I met a critical care nurse working for the Cottage Health System who encouraged me to share her story in this blog and even suggested the title.  After a long nursing career and 8 years in a nurse leader role, she knew that she wanted to slow down as she moved toward … [Read more...]

Where Are the Jobs for New Graduate Nurses in 2014?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Will you be hiring new graduates this spring?   That is the question that I have asked nurse leaders across the country during the last three months.  The answers have ranged from "definitely yes - but not as many", to "we really hope to but at this point are not certain".  Many of these leaders work in hospital settings where the census has … [Read more...]

Being the Inside Candidate for a Nurse Leader Role

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN A colleague of mine recently called and asked for advice about managing herself as the "inside candidate" among a highly qualified pool for an executive role in her organization.  The good news for my friend is that business research increasingly indicates that highly qualified inside candidates when selected usually have a smoother … [Read more...]

Normalization of Deviance: A Nursing Leadership Challenge

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Several years ago, I reviewed a case for our state board of nursing that involved a disciplinary action against a nurse who had given a drug without an order.  Unfortunately in this case, the patient had a bad outcome and the nurse was under investigation for failing to meet a professional standard of practice.  In looking at the interviews … [Read more...]

Evidence-Based Practice: Is It Blocking Nursing Innovation?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Earlier this month, I went to a conference on Innovation with nurse leaders from throughout the country.  As we talked about the need for disruptive innovation with health reform, several nurse executives observed that the focus on evidence-based practice and data driven decisions was limiting their ability to try very new and innovative … [Read more...]