Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Negotiating Salary for a Nurse Leader Role

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts."-Howard Baker This week, one of our emerging nurse leader graduate students described an interesting dilemma.  She had recently been offered a nurse manager role in her hospital.  This student is young with … [Read more...]

What Nurse Leaders Need to Know about Meaningful Use

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC Over the past two years, many health-care agencies in this country have made significant investments in both time and money in the implementation of Electronic Medical/Health records.  This implementation phase is just the beginning.  As we move into the future, how we use these records will become increasingly more important.  … [Read more...]

The Role of Questions in Developing Nursing Staff

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Leaders who are helping others to grow and innovate are always trying to craft the best questions to make a difference." Kevin Cashman One of my students told me about situation she had recently observed between a senior nursing leader and staff at a town meeting.  There had been some changes in staffing ratios and staff in attendance … [Read more...]

5 Strategies to Help Nursing Staff Manage Change

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Leaders in health care agencies today are trying to strategically plan for a different model of reimbursement.  The new model will be based on value of the services versus the old model which was based on the volume of services.  It is almost a certainty that the change will bring a reduction in some health care services and fewer hospital … [Read more...]

The Power of Pausing

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "We create the future and optimize leadership potential in the silence and potency of pausing."   Kevin Cashman Nursing leaders today find themselves trying to straddle two worlds.....the world of the now and the world of what is ahead with health reform.  There are no clear answers about the right strategies to embrace or initiatives to … [Read more...]