By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A colleague recently reached out to discuss some recent intense unionization efforts at her three-time Magnet-designated hospital. I know I am not alone in this, as I have observed in talking with other CNOs, but I never expected this to happen. I always felt that our Magnet status protected us from these efforts, and I have even … [Read more...]
Setting a Hard Stop to Your Day When The Work Isn’t Done
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It’s 5:00 PM. You tell yourself you’re going to shut down your computer, but then you see one more email. Or you remember a task you forgot. Suddenly, it’s 7:30 PM, you’re exhausted, and you're still working. Does this sound familiar? For busy professionals who carry a heavy mental load, the brain doesn't have an off switch—it needs … [Read more...]
Managing the Perfectionist Nurse
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Managing perfectionist nurses is a big challenge for nurse managers. On one hand, you love their attention to detail and clinical accuracy. On the other hand, perfectionism in nursing is a fast track to severe burnout, delayed charting, anxiety, and sometimes friction with you, their leader, when you try to give them performance … [Read more...]
The Path Back to Us: Rebuilding Broken Trust
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was recently reminded of how difficult it can be to rebuild broken trust in talking with leaders whose health system experienced a nursing strike. Trust acts as the essential "glue" holding a unit together. When conflict occurs—whether due to a strike, staffing shortages, a difficult clinical event, a CNO fired without apparent … [Read more...]
What Nurse Leaders Are Getting Wrong About Generation Z
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Delivering workshops on Building Bridges, Not Walls: Leading Multigenerational Nursing Teams has given me the opportunity to speak with up-and-coming Generation Z nurse leaders across the country. I am always interested in what we are getting right in terms of meeting the needs of their generation, but more importantly, what we are … [Read more...]
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