Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Our Generation Y Nurses

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN This week, I am presenting on a Voluntary Hospital Association (VHA) educational satellite program related to Bridging Generational Differences in the Nursing Workforce.  I am always curious about why there is an educational need for topics at certain times.  What I am learning from the conference organizers is that this is one of the most … [Read more...]

Are Nurses the Next Auto Workers?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN This past July, the Economist magazine ran an interesting article titled Why Nurses are the New Auto Workers.    My first reaction to the title of the article was that the Economist had it all wrong - there was little comparison between the two groups.  But in closely reading the article, I do think that there are some important points that … [Read more...]

What is Happening with RN Retirements?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN For years, we have been hearing that Registered Nurses are delaying employment.  Nurse leaders have noted that their staff seem to aging in place.  Retirement delays have been attributed to the challenges that new graduates are having finding employment.  We now have data with a study published this month in Health Affairs about how patterns … [Read more...]

Risk Taking in Nursing Leadership

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"Do one thing every day that scares you."   Eleanor Roosevelt By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN A nurse leader recently talked with me about some of her challenges in her organization.  "My nurse leaders are very risk adverse.......they want the evidence for every new innovation and sometimes there just isn't any", she observed.  Overcoming our willingness to take risks … [Read more...]

Rethinking our Sacred Cows in Nursing

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I was reminded this week of how difficult it can be to challenge our "sacred cows" in nursing.  These are ideas or practice that we have held or done for so long that they often go unquestioned.  We have seen with evidence-based practice that we have challenged some of our clinical sacred cows such as instilling normal saline into … [Read more...]