Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Chasing Daylight

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN There was a book called Chasing Daylight published in 2006 about a nationally known business leader who discovered he had advanced stage glioblastoma.  It is a story of how through his impending death, he learned to live in moment and face death squarely in the eye.  Living in the moment was something that he had never been able to do in his … [Read more...]

Self-Care for Nurse Leaders – 5 Lessons Learned

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN In today's health care environment, it can be challenging for nurse leaders to maintain a healthy balance between the demands of their work and their own needs for rest and recharging.  During one of my research projects, I interviewed a new nurse manager who confessed to me that she was working 12-14 hours each day and sometimes slept in … [Read more...]

Breaking the Cycle of Horizontal Violence on Nursing Units

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Recently, one of my nursing administration graduate students came to ask my guidance about a dilemma that she was experiencing in her work setting.  She had recently been promoted to  nurse manager position in a labor and delivery unit.  One of the first steps that she took to learn about the unit was to interview all of her nursing staff.  … [Read more...]

Healthy Work Environments

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "All workplaces can be healthy if nurses and employers are resolute in their desire to address not only the physical environment, but also less tangible barriers to staff and patient safety".  The American Association of Critical Care Nurses   A nursing student who is getting ready to graduate in May recently asked me what a … [Read more...]

Why Generations Think Differently

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Each generation is as independent as the one preceding it, as that was true of all which had gone before".      Thomas Jefferson There was a very popular song recorded by the band Buffalo Springfield in the 1960s that began with the lyrics, “There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear."  I am finding that many senior … [Read more...]