Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Evidence-Based Practice: Is It Blocking Nursing Innovation?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Earlier this month, I went to a conference on Innovation with nurse leaders from throughout the country.  As we talked about the need for disruptive innovation with health reform, several nurse executives observed that the focus on evidence-based practice and data driven decisions was limiting their ability to try very new and innovative … [Read more...]

Clarifying Your Nursing Leadership Values

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Do you know what your leadership values are and perhaps even more important - do you live them?   This is a question that I often ask my graduate students because your values should help drive your decision making.  I was reminded of the importance of this the other day with a story that a friend related to me.  She is second in command in a … [Read more...]

The Power of Demographics

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Several years ago, I attended a World Futurist Conference where an interesting question was asked about what data we tend to overlook as plan for the future.  The futurist speaker quickly answered that what is often overlooked is the power of population demographics.  "Demographics matters in all aspects of human life from education to … [Read more...]

Doing Less with Less

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old”   Peter Drucker Over the last five years, we have repeatedly heard in healthcare about the need to do "more with less".  Many nurse leaders today believe that they have reached the peak of what they can reasonably expect relative to staff productivity with current … [Read more...]

Building a More Agile Nursing Workforce

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently attended a meeting with nurse leaders focused on succession planning.  One of the leaders expressed concern about the readiness of her staff to adapt to what the future of healthcare could be.  She illustrated her concern with a story about a position that her facility had recently advertised for a community care coordinator.  … [Read more...]