Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Rebooting Your Nursing Leadership Career

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Change before you have to change."     Jack Welch We are living in a health care environment that is undergoing massive change.  Although there are still many unknowns with health reform, one certainty is that things will never be the same again.  The delivery of health care is shifting from a "hospital centric" environment to one that … [Read more...]

Managing Your Own Psychology in Leadership Roles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN As a young leader, a wise mentor once told me that my toughest leadership challenge would be to manage myself.  I found this to be true over my leadership career.  Leadership can be stressful especially during times of great challenges.  Anxiety can lead to a loss of confidence in one's own abilities as a leader and negative self talk.  … [Read more...]

New Roles for Nursing with Health Reform

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By Rose O.  Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN There are many changes happening in health care today.  I am often asked about the potential impact that health reform will have on nursing and how to do future career planning.  Although there are many unknowns with the Affordable Care Act, one clear direction is that health care will move from being "hospital centric" back into the … [Read more...]

Nurse Leaders Speak in An Amplified Voice

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN New nurse leaders are often surprised at how even the most casual remarks that they make take on serious meaning to staff.  A Chief Nursing Officer once told me that she was "thinking aloud" as she rounded on a unit and wondered about whether it might make strategic sense to make the unit an observation unit.  Within days, the word was … [Read more...]

Normalization of Deviance: A Nursing Leadership Challenge

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Several years ago, I reviewed a case for our state board of nursing that involved a disciplinary action against a nurse who had given a drug without an order.  Unfortunately in this case, the patient had a bad outcome and the nurse was under investigation for failing to meet a professional standard of practice.  In looking at the interviews … [Read more...]