Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

The Crisis of Lost Nursing Knowledge

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Knowledge gaps can be hard to pinpoint and diagnose at first because many work processes today are so intangible and complex.” – David DeLong. A seasoned OR nurse retires and is replaced by a new graduate. Both are nurses, but the knowledge gap between the two is likely to be vast. Today, there is much discussion about … [Read more...]

Top Ten Mistakes Nurse Leader Make

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A leader colleague recently told me that she kept a copy of my blog on nurse leaders' mistakes on her desk as a reminder. I wrote the blog in 2018, but everything in it is still relevant, now more than ever, and I have updated it below: Most leadership mistakes are not big failures but smaller mistakes that they often repeated … [Read more...]

The Realities of Nurse Retention

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many nurse leaders tell me they feel defeated about their high unit turnover often losing valued nursing staff. Some have been in their roles for years and wonder if they are still the right leader for the job. We have all heard the phrase – Nurses don’t leave organizations; they leave their leaders. And while that may have … [Read more...]

When Lack of Childcare Drives Nurse Turnover

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The Nursing Workforce in 2021 is not the same workforce we had in 2019 - especially demographically. Large numbers of Baby Boomer and Older Gen X nurses have or are in the process of retiring. 60% of the current nursing workforce are either Millennials or Generation Z. By 2025, these two generations will be closer to 75% of the … [Read more...]

Playing the Long Game in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN These are tough times to be a nurse leader. You may be asking yourself the question - do I really want to do this anymore?  So many leaders from the frontline to the C-suite have verbalized this sentiment to me in the last six months. Nursing needs leaders like you more than ever. A staff nurse recently told me on a webinar … [Read more...]