By Rose O. Sherman, Ed.D, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Step back a minute and think about your first year in nursing practicing. What if the following was your experience: The country was in the middle of a pandemic. You did most of your nursing program remotely. You watched the team members change frequently. 50% of nurses who staffed your unit were travelers. Your … [Read more...]
Bringing Back Our Rituals
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Health systems are now slowly easing social distancing requirements after two years of pretty stringent rules. One leader told me that her team went out for dinner recently to celebrate colleagues who retired during COVID - the first time in over two years. We … [Read more...]
Co-Managing in a Teaming Environment
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Frontline nurse managers are exhausted and burned out. Many are also frustrated as they try to lead in what one manager described as "a culture of discontent." The role seems to grow more challenging by the day. Some are seriously thinking about leaving leadership. Changes in the nursing workforce are have brought changes in … [Read more...]
A Just Culture?
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Last Friday, the unthinkable happened in Tennessee. RaDonda Vaught was convicted of negligent homicide due to a medication error she made in 2017. Vaught then an RN injected patient Charlene Murphey with vecuronium, a paralytic drug that stopped Murphey's breathing instead of Versed to ease anxiety. Vaught openly acknowledged … [Read more...]
Keeping It Real in 2022
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Last week, I received the following message from one of our nurse leader blog readers: Thank you for writing this blog. Please continue to keep it real about what is happening in healthcare today. I sometimes feel like there is this cone of silence. We know what is happening in our health system, but not much beyond that. I … [Read more...]
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