Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Nurse Leader Insight: Avoiding Group Think

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN   I was recently speaking to a nurse leader who had moved from a large urban hospital to a small community hospital in his home town.  He made the move to take care of his aging parents.  The hospital is in a close knit community.  Most of the professional staff graduated from the local community college and have known each other … [Read more...]

Would Your Nursing Staff Recommend Your Hospital?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently spoke with a new Chief Nursing Officer who expressed concern about clinical nursing care in her facility.  She noted, "I am not sure that I would want to be hospitalized here and this is a terrible feeling to have.  This is a difficult conversation to have with our staff and leadership but I believe that I am not alone in my … [Read more...]

Leading during a Nursing Staff Layoff

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC One of my former students recently told me that she anticipates that there could be staff layoffs in her organization in response to decreasing patient volumes.  Her organization is not alone in planning strategies to deal with the economic losses that are being experienced in a rapidly changing healthcare environment.  A recent story … [Read more...]

The Nurse Staffing Conundrum

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently watched a very seasoned Chief Nursing Officer do an excellent job of presenting to a group of staff at a conference on the issue of nurse staffing as part of a  discussion on healthy work environments.  Appropriate nurse staffing is one of the six core standards in the healthy work environment developed by the American … [Read more...]

Cost Transparency in Healthcare

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN A friend of mine recently lost her job and her health benefits quickly expired.  The cost of a cobra policy was too expensive.  She figured she was very healthy.  She could take the risk, and wait until the insurance health exchanges (part of the Affordable Care Act) are available in October.  Her luck did not hold out.  She injured her knee … [Read more...]