Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Like many of you, I watched the NY Times Op-Ed video published last week We Know the Real Cause of Crisis in our Hospitals. It's Greed. It was painful and emotional to watch nurses talk about how hard their work is right now. I hear the same emotion from leaders in the virtual … [Read more...]
Tuning Into Information You Are Not Hearing
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A wise mentor once told me that just because you are not hearing about something as a leader does not mean that it is not happening. I have realized throughout my career that this is sage advice. A nurse manager recently talked with me about her director, who had instructed her, "Don't be so negative and focus on what is wrong - I … [Read more...]
Showing Respect to Nurses
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I am struck by how many staff nurses now tell me that they don't feel respected for what they do. In fact, many attempts at showing gratitude toward nurses today backfire because what nurses want is respect not pizza parties or messages of gratitude. Even the continued number one trust ranking among professions in recent Gallup … [Read more...]
When Deviations in Nursing Practice are Normalized
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Since the challenges with the Apollo 13 spaceflight in 1970, the term - Houston, we have a problem - has become a popular phrase to call attention to a new and unforeseen problem of significant magnitude. Seasoned nurse leaders across the country may be using it today in their leadership meetings as they come to grips with cracks … [Read more...]
Upskilling Your Nurse Leaders in 2022
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN When executive nurse leaders ask me about key priorities for 2022, the upskilling of frontline nurse leaders is high on my list. During the past two years, we have seen a demographic shift in our nursing workforce and our leaders. Many nurse leaders retired as an outcome of their … [Read more...]
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