Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

The Impact of Baby Boomer Nurse Retirements

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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...]

Meeting the Needs of Our New Graduates

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  It is again spring and many nurse leaders are already interviewing candidates for their nurse residency programs.   It may not surprise you to learn that the highest turnover in most nursing organizations occurs with new graduates in their first year of nursing practice.  The RN Work Project  funded by the Robert Wood Johnson foundation and conducted by nurse … [Read more...]

Leader Behaviors that Contribute to Nurse Satisfaction

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC We know from a wide range of research studies that the relationship with one's immediate supervisor plays a critical role in satisfaction and retention.  Research done by the Gallup corporation indicates that the four most valued qualities in leaders are trustworthiness, compassion, stability and the ability to foster hope.  Although … [Read more...]

When You Are Stressed

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN If you are like most nurse leaders today, you probably feel the stress of a rapidly changing healthcare environment with increasing expectations and responsibilities.  How to balance the demands and control your own stress level can sometimes be challenging. In a blog on ways that successful people defeat stress, author Heidi Halvorson … [Read more...]

Adding Value to Others in Your Leadership Role

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN My students often ask me how successful leaders have advanced in their careers.  The paths to success are varied but there is one consistent theme that I have seen in leaders that I observe - they always look for ways that they can add value to others in their role.  Leadership guru, John Maxwell has observed that the bottom line … [Read more...]