By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It is mid-December. If you are like most nurse leaders I talk to right now, your brain is occupied by two things: getting the holiday schedule covered and surviving until your own time off begins. But while you are focused on the immediate logistics of the holidays, many of your staff members are focused on something else entirely: … [Read more...]

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many current nurse leaders express concern about the future of nursing leadership in acute care settings. They are observing a trend, which I now hear about everywhere I go, that Generation Z nurses are reluctant to take leadership roles. Even convincing nurses to take charge roles in their units has become very complicated. Many new … [Read more...]

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The landscape of nursing leadership is constantly shifting, but few changes feel as seismic right now as the arrival of Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012. In workshops, I spend a lot of time talking with managers who are scratching their heads, wondering why the engagement strategies that worked for Millennials or … [Read more...]

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN As a nurse leader, you know the staffing dance all too well. Nurse managers are like choreographers as they work to schedule, stay in budget, and manage unpredictable patient censuses. Some days, you rejoice because you seem to be at the sweet spot and are fully staffed. But increasingly, leaders tell me that it does not change … [Read more...]