Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Rethinking How You Participate in Meetings

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN A frequent complaint I hear from nurse leaders involves the number of meetings that they are expected to attend.  One of my students recently told me that increasingly she finds herself mentally checking out from what is being discussed. In an interesting new book titled Triggers, Marshall Goldsmith points out that factors in our environment … [Read more...]

ICD-10 Starts Today

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN If you work in healthcare then you probably already know that today is the day that hospitals and healthcare providers must begin using ICD-10 for coding.  ICD stands for the International Classification of Diseases developed by the World Health Organization. It is used globally although in many countries, it is not part of their … [Read more...]

Authentic Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Like many of you, I watched the coverage of Pope Francis's visit to the United States over the past few days.  It was fascinating to watch the enthusiasm and large crowds that appeared everywhere he went.  He took the leadership of the Catholic church at a time of great turmoil.  His compassion, humility and willingness to speak out on … [Read more...]

Circling Back on Old Problems

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN When I took my first leadership role, my mentor told me that there are few truly new problems that I would encounter over time but rather old problems that I thought I had solved would again re-emerge.  This was sage advice.  Most nurse leaders have the experience of wondering whether we will ever truly solve problems such as mislabeled lab … [Read more...]

Not Just a Nurse

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Some things are better left unsaid.  Michelle Collins and Joy Behar, moderators on the TV Show The View,  learned that important lesson last week.  On Sunday evening September 13th, the Miss America pageant was televised.  One of the participants, Kelley Johnson Miss Colorado, was a Registered Nurse.  Instead of the usual type of talent … [Read more...]