Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Encouraging the Heart

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Getting extraordinary things done in organizations is hard work.  The climb to the summit is arduous and steep.  Good leaders encourage others to continue the quest.  They inspire others with courage and hope."  James Kouzes and Barry Posner How intentional are you about encouraging the heart of those who follow you?  This is an … [Read more...]

Building More Cohesive Nursing Teams – The Power of Familiarity

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN As part of an emerging nurse leader project, we have conducted focus groups with young nurses who are entering the program to learn more about their perspectives on nursing leadership and their practice environment.  In reading the transcripts of these focus groups, I am struck by how many times the lack of teamwork on nursing units is … [Read more...]

New Roles for Nursing with Health Reform

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By Rose O.  Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN There are many changes happening in health care today.  I am often asked about the potential impact that health reform will have on nursing and how to do future career planning.  Although there are many unknowns with the Affordable Care Act, one clear direction is that health care will move from being "hospital centric" back into the … [Read more...]

Nurse Leaders Speak in An Amplified Voice

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN New nurse leaders are often surprised at how even the most casual remarks that they make take on serious meaning to staff.  A Chief Nursing Officer once told me that she was "thinking aloud" as she rounded on a unit and wondered about whether it might make strategic sense to make the unit an observation unit.  Within days, the word was … [Read more...]

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...]