Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

When Deviance is Normalized

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The acute emergency situations surrounding COVID-19 have led to changes and deviations in nursing practice. A good example, albeit not the only one, is the use of PPE. Many health systems have moved from past "best practices" in the use of protective equipment to "good enough" to manage the situation given the shortages.  … [Read more...]

Revisiting Team Nursing During COVID-19

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN             The COVID-19 Pandemic has presented nurse leaders with unique conditions to think and move more freely to create rapid, impactful change. As our health systems have grown, they have also hardened their structures to create predictability, efficiency, and stability. A … [Read more...]

What Nurses Need from Their Leaders Now

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN               COVID-19 has placed nursing in uncharted territory in so many settings across the United States.  We are truly learning our way forward on this one. In just a few short weeks, we have seen the following changes become commonplace in practice settings: … [Read more...]

Providing Nurses with Psychological Body Armor in this Crisis

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The nursing stories from the front-lines of care in COVID-19 hot spots are grim.  Even the most seasoned critical care and emergency department nurses are struggling with the acuity/volume of patients and personal fear for their own safety and that of their families.  Many have said that what they are seeing seems unimaginable in a … [Read more...]

Working without a Playbook

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN During this week, I have had the opportunity to talk with many nurse leaders.  The theme that I hear over and over is how they are working without a playbook on this crisis.  Health systems have rehearsed for natural disasters, for mass shootings and airline crashes but very few have run a simulation in advance for a … [Read more...]