By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN We have lost our rituals, a charge nurse recently told me. She observed that "before COVID in our unit, we ate lunch together, took breaks together, and celebrated birthdays and baby showers......we don't do any of that now, and the culture has become so … [Read more...]
Bullying Versus Incivility
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Reducing negativity and incivility in their cultures is a major challenge for virtually every leader I have interviewed during the past three months. Not surprisingly, the incivility and discord that we see in society have seeped into our healthcare environments. Nurses are stressed on so many levels that many have very short … [Read more...]
Choosing Your Battles Wisely in a Turbulent Time
By Rose O. Sherman, Ed.D, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I recently had a non-nurse friend ask me why nurse leaders are not demanding that their nursing staff take the vaccine. This friend is horrified that nurses have gone on camera to discuss their anti-vaccine viewpoints and damage the educational outreach on vaccine education. He pointed out that these nurses are placing … [Read more...]
The Healthcare Unknown Knowns Post-Pandemic
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN What will happen with health systems post-pandemic? It is a question that worried nurse leaders are more frequently asking me. These concerns fall into the category of what Donald Rumsfield describes as the unknown knowns. Unknown knowns are when we can look … [Read more...]
COVID-19: Influencing the Public
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Healthcare professionals struggle to get their messages about mask-wearing and social distancing out to a skeptical public and even their own family members. Interestingly, it is often said that history may not repeat itself but usually rhymes. According to a recently released CNN documentary, the same issues occurred in the 1918 … [Read more...]
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