By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was recently talking with a new manager. I asked her about the most important lessons she was learning about being a leader. She smiled and said - I am learning when to talk and when to just listen. She explained that when she started in her role, staff would come into her office with a problem. She would immediately jumped … [Read more...]
Leveraging Your Leadership Strengths
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC,FAAN You will have many opportunities to lead during your own lifetime. As you will learn, the path to great leadership starts with a deep understanding of the strengths you bring to the table.” Tom Rath and Barry Conchie I am currently working with a leadership team looking at both the individual strengths of the leaders and … [Read more...]
Rethinking Nursing on Med-Surg and Telemetry Units
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It happened again this past week. A seasoned nurse manager on a medical-surgical unit pulled me aside after a presentation and asked for help with some innovative ideas to manage turnover. The story is the same everywhere I go. New graduates are placed on medical-surgical or telemetry units out of residency programs. Their … [Read more...]
Helping RNs Get Out of Student Debt Early in Their Career
By Lauren Davidson - Guest Blogger and Freelance Writer Specializing in Personal Finance Research done with new graduating nurses indicates that almost 70% graduate with some student loan debt. Their average loan debt is $30,000, similar to other university graduates. Unfortunately, many students enter college and are presented with student loan options and all they see … [Read more...]
The Impact of Baby Boomer Nurse Retirements
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For more than a decade, we have been warned to prepare for a tsunami of Baby Boomer nurse retirements. Nurse leaders in organizations throughout the country are now beginning to feel the impact of the retirement of so many of their seasoned long-term staff. In a Health Affairs blog post last week, authors Buerhaus, Auerbach and … [Read more...]
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