Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Restructuring Nurse Leader Roles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The transition of leadership from one generation to another is beginning to happen with great frequency in our healthcare settings today.  Many nurses who are relatively new to leadership are assuming roles that almost seem unmanageable in their scope and span of control.  What has happened in many organizations is that during the … [Read more...]

The Impact of ICD-10 on Nursing

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN If you work in a healthcare organization in the United States today, you are probably hearing a great deal about the implementation of ICD-10 diagnostic codes which will be required for reimbursement effective October 1st, 2015.  ICD stands for the International Classification of Diseases developed by the World Health Organization and used … [Read more...]

5 Important Trends in Healthcare

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Each year the American Hospital Association surveys members and does an environment scan to identify key trends that have a high probability of affecting the healthcare team.  This report 2015EnvironmentalScan.pdf0 is full of valuable information for nurse leaders to better understand the critical issues that their organizations are likely … [Read more...]

The Shift to Value-Based Care

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN For decades in healthcare, nurse leaders have carefully watched the volume of care that was delivered in their departments because this has been the metric for reimbursement.  We are now undergoing a transformational shift moving toward a system less focused on volume and more focused on value.  It is happening slowly with changes in … [Read more...]

Achieving Success as an Introverted Nurse Leader

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Introverts living under the Extroversion Ideal are like women in a man’s world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the core of who they are. Extroversion is an enormously appealing personality style, but we’ve turned it into an oppressive standard to which most of us feel we must conform”   Susan Cain Years ago, I worked with … [Read more...]