By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For generations, nursing had an unwritten rule: start your career in a hospital. New graduates were frequently advised to spend at least a year or two in medical-surgical nursing to “get experience” before considering other career options. Acute care was seen as nursing’s proving ground, where nurses developed assessment skills, … [Read more...]
What Preceptors Want Nurse Leaders to Know
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In novice-nurse-dense environments, the nurse preceptor role is a critical organizational asset for successful new-graduate transition. Preceptor burnout is a growing concern, especially in light of recent Laudio data, which indicates that nurse preceptors who spend more than 20% of their scheduled hours in the role are at higher … [Read more...]
Assuming a Leader Role after a Toxic Predecessor
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Few leadership situations are more challenging than assuming a leadership role after a unit/department/service has endured years of toxic leadership. Stepping into leadership after a toxic predecessor means inheriting a team operating in survival mode. The primary challenge is not operational efficiency; it is institutional trauma, … [Read more...]
The Nurse Leader Agenda: 10 Priorities That Matter Right Now
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN If you ask a group of nurse leaders what keeps them awake at night, staffing will usually top the list. But in 2026, the leadership agenda has become far more complicated than filling open nursing positions. Today's nurse leaders are managing a workforce that looks very different from the one they led just five years ago. Teams are … [Read more...]
What We Risk When Novice Nurses Go Part-Time
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC In today’s healthcare environment, flexibility is often hailed as the ultimate cure for nurse burnout and the key to retaining staff. Across the country, health systems are reimagining traditional staffing models to accommodate the evolving expectations of the modern workforce. One of the most noticeable emerging trends is that novice … [Read more...]
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