By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The current healthcare environment is proving very challenging for many organizations as they face declining reimbursements and an uncertain future.  In most nursing departments, hours per patient day (the HPPD) are being very carefully monitored and nursing productivity is continuously questioned.  Nursing leaders recognize the value and … [Read more...]

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN What if a short 15-20 minute video could capture the essence of a very creative person’s thinking on a challenging topic?   Well there are such videos out there and they are totally free – known as TED talks.   TED is a nonprofit devoted to ideas worth spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from … [Read more...]

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it”.  Dwight D. Eisenhower Nurse leaders at every level report that one of their greatest challenges is simply to get their staff to come to work and meet their job expectations.  I am often asked – how can I motivate my staff and keep them … [Read more...]

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I have a nursing colleague who felt she had made a bad first impression on the new chairman of the board for her hospital system.  She was presenting nursing quality information and acknowledged that she sometimes does take too long to reach her key points.  The board chair cut her off ten minutes into her presentation and asked her to get … [Read more...]