Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

The Smart Phone Dilemma in Nursing Today

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Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A growing number of our nursing workforce are members of Generation Y.  Most are what author Don Tapscott describes as digital natives.  Their communication and social lives take place in a very wired world using smart phones as their main connective device .  Most of this generation even sleeps with their phones next to their pillows.  … [Read more...]

Where are the Nurse Leader Candidates?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Where are the nurse leader candidates?"  This question came in an email last week from a human resource director in a smaill town who was having little success in recruiting a director of nursing.  He noted that every hospital in his area was having the same experience in trying to recruit nurses for leadership roles.  My advice to him was … [Read more...]

2013 – Is there a Nursing Shortage?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN We have just begun our spring semester at colleges and schools of nursing throughout the country.  Many senior nursing students will soon become new graduates.  They are already worrying about their job prospects based on the feedback that they have received from last year's graduates and recent stories in the media.  An article published … [Read more...]

Why Nurse Managers Need a BSN

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The phone call began like so many others over the past two years.  It was a nurse manager who was seeking guidance about the fastest way to get the BSN.   "I am in trouble", she confessed, "my Chief Nursing Officer gave me a five year deadline to get my BSN and the clock is running out."  I then asked her what she hoped to learn from a BSN … [Read more...]

The Power of Positive Thinking

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Whether you think you can or you think you can't - you're right."   Henry Ford I was recently talking with a young graduate student who was genuinely interested in trying to improve her interactions with others.  She recognized that she was not being perceived as a high potential emerging leader.  She asked me for a candid assessment of … [Read more...]