Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Is Rate Your Nurse Leader in Our Future?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I received an interesting request from one of our graduate students last week.  She was looking for an alternative to a required class because she was concerned about the professor's negative ratings on the Rate My Professors site.  Ironically, this request came shortly after I attended as session on Rateocracy: When Everyone and Everything … [Read more...]

Thinking Like a Nurse Futurist

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Change is the only law of life.  Those who only look to the past or present are certain to miss the future."  John F. Kennedy This week I am in Chicago attending the annual meeting of the World Future Society.  This is a society with a mission to investigate how social, economic and technological developments are shaping the future.  The … [Read more...]

Rethinking our Biases about Professional Motivations

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Long ago, I was a nurse recruiter at a large VA Medical Center.  We had advertised a vacancy for a surgical intensive care unit nurse manager.  I was interviewing an excellent candidate with a strong ICU leadership background.  She had recently moved to a community that almost 50 miles from our medical center.  I was perplexed as to why she … [Read more...]

Why Nursing Managers Should Help Educate Nurses about Personal Finances

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Thoughtful financial planning can easily take a back seat to daily life."   Suze Orman A number of years ago, I had a professional colleague who taught an RN to BSN leadership course.  As part of this course, she included several classes on managing your personal finances.  The topics ranged from how to evaluate an employment package to … [Read more...]

Span of Control in Nurse Leader Roles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN A business consultant working on a leadership project with me recently asked me about the span of control in nurse manager roles today.  My answer stunned him as I told him that in recent research I have done - the number now exceeds 60 staff.  In non-healthcare industries, he informed me that over 15 would be considered a large … [Read more...]