Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Helping Nurses Think More Long-Term

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN             Nurse leaders are asking me how to help staff become more long-term thinkers. Younger staff, they observe, are living in the moment and fail to consider the longer-term impact of some of their decisions. Some examples they give include the following: Taking every hour … [Read more...]

Goal Setting for 2023

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I had a conversation with a frontline nurse leader recently that went like this: I have been fighting fires continuously over the past three years. I am burned out and exhausted, but I don't know how to stop myself. I have spent far more time with my work family than my kids or husband. I can't sustain this pace and want off … [Read more...]

Communicating with Generation Z Nurses

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Communication for nurse leaders across generational groups is becoming more complex. We now have two generations (Millennials and Generation Z) that prefer not to communicate via email, yet it is the formal mechanism for communication in most organizations. With Gen Z nurses, even text messages to let them know about an important … [Read more...]

Why Mattering At Work Matters

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A common theme I hear today from leaders is that frontline nurses are increasingly angry about staffing decisions made without their input. One leader related the following story: One of my night nurses came to me in tears this week. She had come in to work her shift, although she was physically sick because she did not want … [Read more...]

When Parents Choose the Major

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For months, nurse leaders have told me that many new graduates are entering nursing but seem to lack the calling and purpose to do the work. One leader recently related the following story when one of her young staff came to her and told her she was leaving nursing. So one of my young nurses came to me after finishing her … [Read more...]