Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Imposter Syndrome and New Leaders

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A new leader recently asked me whether the feeling of imposter syndrome and a fear of "people will find out that I don't know what I am doing" is normal with new leaders. I reassured her that this is quite common and not even restricted to those in a new manager role. Even new CNOs may feel it. It is crucial to understand what it is … [Read more...]

5 Takeaways from the Latest Workforce Research

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN During the last two weeks, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and NSI Nursing Solutions released new nursing workforce research. While the short-term picture of the nursing workforce has slightly improved from 2021 to 2022, the long-term picture remains quite challenging. The following are five takeaways from these two … [Read more...]

Negotiating Your Workload When the Role Expands

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It is no secret that health systems are struggling with finances. To preserve clinical roles at the point of care, increasingly administrative roles are eliminated while those remaining take on more responsibilities. That works until it doesn't. Consider the following email I recently received from a blog reader: I am a resource … [Read more...]

Intent to Stay in Nursing – Some Good News

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Incredible Health (which now has one of four RNs in the country on its platform) just released its 2023 State of US Nursing Report. The company analyzed hiring data from more than 700,000 Incredible Health nurse profiles in March 2023. They also surveyed more than 3,000 registered nurses in the United States in March 2023. The … [Read more...]

Maintaining Positivity

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN How do I stay positive? It is a question that many leaders now ask in the face of significant staffing shortages, mounting budget issues, and a turbulent healthcare environment. Consider the following story a leader shared with me: By nature, I am an optimist, but now it is hard. I am seeing levels of negativity from staff that I … [Read more...]