Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Normalization of Deviance: A Nursing Leadership Challenge

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Several years ago, I reviewed a case for our state board of nursing that involved a disciplinary action against a nurse who had given a drug without an order.  Unfortunately in this case, the patient had a bad outcome and the nurse was under investigation for failing to meet a professional standard of practice.  In looking at the interviews … [Read more...]

Strengthening Emotional Intelligence: Could It Decrease Nurse Bullying?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Nurse bullying (also referred to as horizontal or lateral violence) continues to be a problem in many health care settings including emergency departments.   Last week, I presented at an Emergency Nurse's Association leadership conference in Phoenix and had an opportunity to visit the many posters on display.  An ED nurse from Hanover … [Read more...]

Moral Distress in Nursing

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”       -Martin Luther King, Jr. A nurse manager recently discussed with me the challenge of helping her nursing staff cope with moral distress.  Her medical-surgical unit has a very high case mix of elderly patients covered by Medicare.  Many of these patients are … [Read more...]

Doing Less with Less

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old”   Peter Drucker Over the last five years, we have repeatedly heard in healthcare about the need to do "more with less".  Many nurse leaders today believe that they have reached the peak of what they can reasonably expect relative to staff productivity with current … [Read more...]

Building a More Agile Nursing Workforce

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently attended a meeting with nurse leaders focused on succession planning.  One of the leaders expressed concern about the readiness of her staff to adapt to what the future of healthcare could be.  She illustrated her concern with a story about a position that her facility had recently advertised for a community care coordinator.  … [Read more...]