By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN We had a strong culture, but it appears we no longer do. It is a familiar story I hear today from nurse leaders. Before the COVID pandemic, many health systems had strong cultures reinforced during new staff onboarding. The last two years have been a completely different story with high turnover and few nurses on units who have tenure … [Read more...]

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I have heard multiple versions of a similar story from nurse managers in recent conversations: I tried to give some constructive feedback to one of our new graduates today. It just involved some very minor changes in the way she was prioritizing her assignments. She became so defensive. She thinks she is "doing great," and I … [Read more...]