Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

No – Travel Nursing Is Not a Specialty

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN When did travel nursing become a specialty? It is a question that leaders now ask themselves. Consider the story a CNO colleague shared with me: I was casually chatting with the dad of one of my son’s friends while I was picking him up last weekend. He mentioned their oldest daughter was graduating from high school and was … [Read more...]

Solving Wicked Problems

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Today's nursing shortage is unlike any other that we have confronted in my more than four decades of nursing. The gap between the number of nurses needed and those available continues to grow. The Surgeon General warns it could be as high as one million nurses in a few years. More than 90% of nurses now report working in a state of … [Read more...]

Ten Mistakes That Can Derail Your Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Being a nurse leader in today's environment is very challenging. Many nurse managers today are at the beginning of their leadership journey. A young leader recently asked me - everybody talks about what I should do, but do you have ideas about things I should be sure to avoid doing? It is a great question because most leadership … [Read more...]

Ensuring New Graduate Professional Socialization

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Most health systems will employ many new graduate nurses this spring/summer. An increasing number of these new graduates plan to travel once they gain some RN experience. While historically, travel agencies and other health systems might not have employed nurses with so little experience - the recent turmoil with the nursing … [Read more...]

Building An Infrastructure for New Models of Care Delivery

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Virtually every health system in the country is either considering or in the pilot phase of testing new nursing care delivery models. This is not surprising. Outside of a few specialty areas, future care delivery models will necessitate a team-based approach with professionals and support staff working at the top of their scope of … [Read more...]