Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Killing Our Darlings

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Experienced writers know how hard it can be to "kill your darlings." In writing, you kill your darlings when you decide to get rid of an unnecessary storyline, character, or sentence in a piece of creative writing—elements you may have worked hard to create but that must be removed for the sake of your overall story. It serves as a … [Read more...]

What Amazon Is Learning About Healthcare

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Healthcare in the United States is almost 20% of GDP, with spending approaching nearly 5 trillion annually. Unsurprisingly, many business communities see healthcare as ripe for disruption and innovation. They would be right about this but are also learning some tough lessons as they try to innovate. Those in healthcare know and … [Read more...]

When Preceptors Avoid Attachment

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A preceptor shared her thoughts about the role today in a recent workshop, "There was a time when I was excited to precept. I love watching our baby nurses grow over time. I invested my knowledge and emotion. Frankly now, it is just too painful to watch us orient new staff only to have them leave our team. I don't invest as much of … [Read more...]

Rebuilding a Culture of Team Backup

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN   Casey Stengel, the late and great coach of the Yankees, once noted that you could hire great players but getting them to play together is another story.  Most nurse leaders would agree with this assessment. Building effective teamwork and team backup has always been challenging in nursing, especially in the … [Read more...]

Relooking at Missed Nursing Care

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN   In a recent webinar, I discussed with leaders how important it is to give young nurses direction about what they can stop doing when short-staffed. One nurse leader jokingly told me that she clearly remembers as a new graduate, seasoned nurses told her to skip the baths that day and just do "pits and pubs." She said … [Read more...]