By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN What if working with COVID-19 patients leads to a nurse suffering overt or covert discrimination? You may read this and think it could never happen - but think again. Many people are fearful today of being infected. Nurses and other healthcare workers on the front-line workers are seen as potential carriers of the virus. I … [Read more...]
Second Victim Syndrome and COVID-19
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN This week, a well-respected ED doctor in New York City committed suicide. She had been on the frontline of caring for COVID-19 patients until she herself contracted the virus. Her father, also a physician, talked about the challenges she had dealing with the trauma that she had observed in her day to day work. She felt she … [Read more...]
Why Upstream Thinking Matters
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was recently asked by a critical care nurse whether I believed that if there is a second wave next winter, we will be better prepared to deal with it. Her concern was that she was not sure she would be willing to work in her role through another crisis where … [Read more...]
A Stoic Mindset in Challenging Times
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The COVID-19 pandemic is testing even the most optimistic of leaders. Unlike most crisis situations, there is no discreet end to this. When the new normal begins is up in the air. We see some states starting to reopen but public confidence will play a huge … [Read more...]
Never Again
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Winston Churchill is often quoted as telling the English population during World War II that "when you are going through hell - keep going." That is what nurse leaders are doing today as they lead through this COVID-19 crisis. Yet at some point, it will be … [Read more...]
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