Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

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...]

Three Important Things to Know about Medical Tourism

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The other day, one of my nurse manager students told me that her CEO had shared with them that a rising trend in medical tourism was threatening the viability of some of their most financially lucrative service lines.  Like many nurses, she seemed surprised to learn this.  Her view of her organization's competitors had been previously … [Read more...]

How Watson Could Change Health Care and Nursing

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By Rose O. Sherman "The first thing that we realized about Watson is that this thing could be applied anywhere.  We have tried to choose a field where Watson can have notable social impact while proving its ability to master a complex body of knowledge."  John Kelly, IBM Chief of Research Some of you might remember in 2011 when IBM pitted Watson, their newly developed … [Read more...]