Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Keeping Staff Happy – Whose Role is It?

by

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."  Dalai Lama Several years ago, I had a conversation with two nurse managers regarding the challenge of keeping their staff happy.  The novice manager ,in her first year of leadership practice, lamented that she was unsure if she could ever do enough to keep some of … [Read more...]

Where Are the Jobs for New Graduate Nurses in 2014?

by

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Will you be hiring new graduates this spring?   That is the question that I have asked nurse leaders across the country during the last three months.  The answers have ranged from "definitely yes - but not as many", to "we really hope to but at this point are not certain".  Many of these leaders work in hospital settings where the census has … [Read more...]

Framing the Discussion of Health Care Reform for Nursing Staff

by

“Leaders manage meaning when others are unable.”   Gail T. Fairhurst I recently spoke with an experienced nurse manager about her role challenges.  Without hesitation, she answered that it was keeping her 85 staff members informed about the changes in their health system that are occurring with health reform.  It is interesting, she noted, they have very different … [Read more...]

Rebooting Your Nursing Leadership Career

by

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Change before you have to change."     Jack Welch We are living in a health care environment that is undergoing massive change.  Although there are still many unknowns with health reform, one certainty is that things will never be the same again.  The delivery of health care is shifting from a "hospital centric" environment to one that … [Read more...]

Big Changes Ahead in Long-Term Care: Impact on Hospitals

by

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I am part of a research team that recently received a grant from the Florida Blue Cross/Blue Shield foundation to study the challenges, opportunities and development needs of long-term care nurse leaders in the State of Florida.  This is a new area of work for me and I am quickly learning that long-term care as we have historically known it … [Read more...]