Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Leading Your Night Shift

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I was recently asked the question by a nurse manager about how to manage the night shift when you are not there.  It is a great question and one that managers often struggle with.  You want to be supportive and visible.  Yet at the same time, you get caught up with the chaos of the work leaving little time to think about how to best support … [Read more...]

Making Nursing Leadership More Attractive

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN In a new national study released by AMN Healthcare this week, 82% of the more than 3000 + nurses who participated indicated that more nurse leaders are needed BUT 61% said they would not consider leadership roles.  This is very concerning given this study also found that 73% of the Baby Boomer nurses in the sample planned to retire in the … [Read more...]

Major Challenges for Chief Nursing Officers in 2017

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN               Each year in my Introduction to Nursing Leadership graduate course, my students select a chief  nursing officer in a health care agency to interview.  The students have a list of questions that they ask and then add some of their own.  I enjoy these reading … [Read more...]

Signs of a Toxic Culture

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I was recently asked by a leader how to identify whether you are in a toxic culture.  She had recently joined a new organization, and was having growing concerns that she had made a serious mistake by not doing more due diligence.  The fact that she was asking the question is probably a strong indication that the culture was not a positive … [Read more...]

When Change is Too Abrupt

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN. FAAN We need innovation in our healthcare environments but change can easily fail if it is too much and too soon.  The reality is that change is hard even when it is highly desirable.  Our brains crave routine and too much disruption all at once can lead to an environment where staff feel psychologically unsafe.  Skill with the change process is … [Read more...]