By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Not another variant - I just want this to be over. This is what nurses are telling their leaders this week. While leaders are cautiously optimistic that the Omicron variant will respond to the vaccine and will not be as deadly as the Delta variant, we do not yet know. Living in this state of change and ambiguity has become very … [Read more...]
Tours of Duty – The New Nursing Career Phenomena
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I am coming to grips with the reality that I am lucky if a new nurse stays with me for even two years. This is a whole new way of looking at nursing - it is less about joining a team and more about tours of duty on a career path. The goal is to keep gaining … [Read more...]
Using Little Bets to Promote Creative Solutions
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Albert Einstein said that "we cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." I agree with Einstein and am now uncomfortable with nurse leaders who talk about consensus panels and evidence-based strategies to … [Read more...]
Conducting Stay Interviews with Nurse Residents
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse leader recently asked me how to stop the churn of new graduates. She noted that recent graduates come into her health system, complete their residency program and then leave to travel or take other positions. We are in a constant state of onboarding. … [Read more...]
How Masks are Impacting Communication
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In thinking back over the past 20 months, I notice that staff communicate less with one another and less with me. Casual conversations that took place in hallways or on elevators don't happen as often. Sometimes, to be honest with masks and other PPE, I don't initiate conversations with staff myself because I am unsure who I am … [Read more...]
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