Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

When AI Becomes Your Co-Pilot

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many nurses today fear AI and wonder if the intent behind AI development is to replace nurses with Artificial Intelligence. These fears were not quelled with the recent headline Nvidia Wants to Replace Nurses With AI for $9 an Hour  A better metaphor for healthcare might be to envision AI as your co-pilot in care. I recently went … [Read more...]

Do We Need All These Meetings?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In talking with nurse managers today, they all want to spend more time with their staff and on their units. But finding that time can be challenging. In focus groups we recently conducted for my AONL plenary, we learned that attending meetings ranked first in how nurse manager spend their time. Interestingly, of all of the items on … [Read more...]

Nurse Manager Span of Control and Role Scope

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A troubling trend is emerging from my discussions with nurse managers. Not only have the managers' spans of control continued to grow, but so has their role scope. With shortages across all disciplines and departments, nursing is the default for tasks needing reassignment, and the responsibility for the task is shifted to the … [Read more...]

Planning a Graceful Exit

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN To economize, many health systems are eliminating nursing leadership roles, impacting numerous loyal, hard-working nurse leaders. How do you leave a difficult job situation without conveying anger?  I recently talked with a leader who found herself in this situation. She understood that the decision was not personal but could not … [Read more...]

Relational Leadership in a Transactional World

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC There is significant research evidence that a relationship leadership style (authentic, servant, and human-centered leadership) is linked to more effective recruitment and retention and quality patient outcomes. However, nurse leaders increasingly tell me staying relational is more complicated in a transactional healthcare environment. … [Read more...]