Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

The Burnout Dilemma

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Over the past two months, many nurse leaders have told me that they (and most of their staff) are burned out. The story below is typical of what I hear from leaders today. I am burned out - no, really totally fried, and so are other leaders I work with. We have a wonderful CNO, and we are close as leaders. But two full years … [Read more...]

Upskilling Your Nurse Leaders in 2022

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN         When executive nurse leaders ask me about key priorities for 2022, the upskilling of frontline nurse leaders is high on my list. During the past two years, we have seen a demographic shift in our nursing workforce and our leaders. Many nurse leaders retired as an outcome of their … [Read more...]

Initiate a Returnship Program in 2022

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Even when the current COVID surge begins to subside in 2022, the nursing shortage will continue for a very long time into the future. The number of nursing jobs is projected to escalate with the aging population. Nurses will have new career opportunities, and some of that work can now be done at home. The Department of Labor … [Read more...]

How Much Direct Clinical Care Should Nurse Managers Do?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A new nurse manager recently sought guidance from me on how much time she spent in direct care. Her unit is very short-staffed. She feels guilty about her nurse-patient ratios.  Her solution has been to do direct care herself. The staff love that she is so supportive of her. But here is the problem, she is burning out. She has no … [Read more...]

Looking Ahead to 2021

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN There are very few years in our country's history that have been more challenging than this one. Many nurse leaders have told me that they started 2020 with great plans and optimism about the new decade. Then very early into 2020, everything changed. Plans were put on hold, and everyone was laser-focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. … [Read more...]