Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Staying Positive When the News is Not Good

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN               Ever since Omicron surfaced as a variant, nurse leaders have said they hoped it would quickly fade. One leader shared with me, "I see the fear in the eyes of my nurses - they all say the same thing - not again, we can't do this again." This weekend, we learned … [Read more...]

Rethinking Nurse Pay and Benefit Packages

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Most nurse leaders now realize that nurse salary and benefits packages will need to change moving into the future. What is considered a valuable benefit or perk by a seasoned staff member may not be at all important to younger nurses. If I am a 22-year-old nurse on my parent's health insurance plan, your Cadillac health insurance … [Read more...]

Using LPNs in Acute Care Delivery

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It seems that everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of adding LPNs to their care delivery systems. Should I be doing this now? It is a question that a number of CNOs have posed to me as they look to redesign their care delivery systems in an era of severe staffing shortages. My answer is nuanced.  I have a long leadership … [Read more...]

When Staff Crave Normalcy

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Not another variant - I just want this to be over.  This is what nurses are telling their leaders this week. While leaders are cautiously optimistic that the Omicron variant will respond to the vaccine and will not be as deadly as the Delta variant, we do not yet know. Living in this state of change and ambiguity has become very … [Read more...]

How Masks are Impacting Communication

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In thinking back over the past 20 months, I notice that staff communicate less with one another and less with me. Casual conversations that took place in hallways or on elevators don't happen as often. Sometimes, to be honest with masks and other PPE, I don't initiate conversations with staff myself because I am unsure who I am … [Read more...]