Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

What’s Trending with Nurse Leaders

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN As we enter the last quarter of 2024, it is good to step back and look at the challenges at the top of nurse leaders' minds. The following is what is trending as I work with and do focus groups with nurse leaders across the country: There is a massive increase in interest among college students in nursing as other fields … [Read more...]

New Generation Z Slang To Know

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Every new generation uses unique terms that may or may not be familiar to their leaders.  Consider the following story from a nurse manager: Several months ago, several of my new nurses told me that I was "brat'.  I don't have kids, and initially, the word brat seemed derogatory to me, but they assured me that this was a huge … [Read more...]

Managing Yourself as a Leader

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It was interesting that when I conducted nurse manager focus groups in preparation for my 2024 AONL keynote, many focus group participants identified self-management as a significant challenge in today's environment.  Consider the story one manager told: I manage a very large unit and have close to 100 direct reports. Some days, I … [Read more...]

Rethinking Your Outdated Paradigms

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was recently interviewed for an article about improving strategic thinking in nursing leadership. A key element to becoming more strategic is a willingness to challenge one's paradigms. Changing one’s paradigm takes work. Paradigms are deeply ingrained mental frameworks that shape our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. They … [Read more...]

Accountability for Documentation

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN We are living in interesting times.  Ethicists have commented that there has been a change in the willingness of individuals to accept responsibility. for their behavior.  The culture has instead become one of blame. Recently, nurse leaders have talked with me about professional nurses who don't document care in the EHR and then … [Read more...]