Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

How Nurse Leaders Derail Own Their Careers

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN There are many good resources about how to be a great nursing leader.  You will find far less written about the kinds of behaviors that can derail your career, some of which you may engage in unknowingly.  Consider the following case study: Miranda Perez is oncology nurse with five years of experience.  She recently enrolled in a graduate … [Read more...]

What New Graduates Need from Their Leaders

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN It is spring and many nurse leaders will be hiring new graduates to join their staff.   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 is a longitudinal study that … [Read more...]

What Nursing Staff Don’t Know About Leadership Roles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I am conducting research with Generation Y nurses not currently in leadership positions to determine factors that would lead them to either consider or reject taking a formal leadership position such as nurse manager.  I am always interested in learning what feedback staff hear about leadership roles from current nurse leaders.  I also want … [Read more...]

Making a Difference in Nursing Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "The environment is invented by our presence in it. We do not parachute into a sea of turbulence, to sink or swim. We and our environments become one system, each influencing the other, each co-determining the other.." Margaret Wheatley What keeps nurse leaders in their role?  This is an interesting question and an important one because … [Read more...]

Watching the Signposts

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Last week was nurses week and I had the privilege of presenting to three nursing leadership teams at hospitals in our area.  In asking the nurse leaders about their challenges, they talked about the perils and opportunities involved in leading during a time of health reform and change.  One CNO observed, "it can be hard to know if we are … [Read more...]