Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

The Downsides of Becoming a Traveler in Your First Year of Practice

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Almost every health system in the country now uses travel nurses to fill core staffing vacancies. High vacancy rates have resulted in an unprecedented number of requests for travel contracts. At this point, none of the travel agencies can meet the demand. Unfortunately, the growing need for travelers has also led to a concerning … [Read more...]

Managing New Graduate Expectations About Dream Jobs

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The other day, I listened to a financial podcast interview with a mom who had questions about how to best financially guide her new graduate nurse daughter. Like many other new graduates, her student loan debt exceeded $50,000. Her mother said she should pay it down quickly because she had just found her "dream job" in a … [Read more...]

Are There Really Enough Nurses?

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Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN           Like many of you, I watched the NY Times Op-Ed video published last week We Know the Real Cause of Crisis in our Hospitals. It's Greed. It was painful and emotional to watch nurses talk about how hard their work is right now. I hear the same emotion from leaders in the virtual … [Read more...]

Tuning Into Information You Are Not Hearing

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A wise mentor once told me that just because you are not hearing about something as a leader does not mean that it is not happening. I have realized throughout my career that this is sage advice. A nurse manager recently talked with me about her director, who had instructed her, "Don't be so negative and focus on what is wrong - I … [Read more...]

Maintaining Situational Humility

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN   2022 has barely begun and nurse leaders find themselves struggling to stay on top of nurse illnesses, childcare issues, and positive COVID tests as the Omicron virus barrels through the country at breakneck speed. I interviewed a nurse manager the other day who told an interesting story about their first nursing … [Read more...]