Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

When Deviance is Normalized

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The acute emergency situations surrounding COVID-19 have led to changes and deviations in nursing practice. A good example, albeit not the only one, is the use of PPE. Many health systems have moved from past "best practices" in the use of protective equipment to "good enough" to manage the situation given the shortages.  … [Read more...]

What Nurses Need from Their Leaders Now

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN               COVID-19 has placed nursing in uncharted territory in so many settings across the United States.  We are truly learning our way forward on this one. In just a few short weeks, we have seen the following changes become commonplace in practice settings: … [Read more...]

Nursing Leadership in Turbulent Times

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The past few weeks have been challenging for nurse leaders in healthcare settings, with the COVID-19 now officially a global pandemic. The US and the world now look to the nursing workforce to help patients fight the battle against what appears to be a very aggressive virus. Reports from nurses on the frontlines of the epidemic … [Read more...]

The Ugly Side of Accountability

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Does holding a staff member accountable sometimes backfire on the leader? One of our blog readers Heidi Brown, MSN, RN shared the following thoughts on this subject in a recent email: Heidi's email There is a tremendous amount of research about the benefits of accountability; both for employee and organization.  There is no … [Read more...]

A Users Guide to You

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Last May I wrote a blog about putting together a Users Guide to You as a manager. The purpose was to serve as a way to help staff learn about you, your style and what you value.  I first heard about this idea in blog post by Julie Zhuo who recommended that leaders create a How to Work with Me manual. Since that time, I have used this … [Read more...]