Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Fewer Nurses Choosing to Work Fewer Hours

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN "No one wants to work overtime anymore - I did not realize how reliant I was in the past on staff agreeing to work a few extra hours to cover gaps in staffing." Nurse leaders are coming to grips with a change in the attitude of nurses related to their work. Many nurses today are prioritizing their mental health and wellbeing over … [Read more...]

Criticizing When You Are Not in the Arena

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I had a troubling conversation with a retired CNO who is critical of her successor. What is happening in that health system today would never have happened on my watch, she said confidently. She talked with me about all the retention strategies that she had put in place to ensure the turnover happening today would not occur. What … [Read more...]

When Nurse Managers Burn Out

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The COVID pandemic has been very hard on the nursing workforce, but no group has felt the sustained impact more intensely than nurse managers. When I ask Chief Nursing Officers today what they are most worried about - almost all respond that they worry about their nurse managers. Many organizations have lost seasoned managers who … [Read more...]

Three Goals for the Shift

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN             Frontline nurse leaders and charge nurses nationwide report that staffing shortages on every shift are now quite common. Even if health systems try to negotiate agency or travel contracts, it is not guaranteed.  In a recent interview in the NY Times, the CEO of Aya (one … [Read more...]

What Can Nurses Stop Doing

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN It is becoming clear as more workforce data becomes available - there will never be enough nurses to deliver care the way we do today. By next year, the shortfall could reach over one million nurses. In the recently released AONL Study of Nurse Leaders, most leaders now believe that the staff shortage will continue well past the COVID … [Read more...]