Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Make Your Leadership Evidence-Based

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Leadership is both an art and a science Evidence-based nursing practice is widely recognized as being essential to achieve the best patient outcomes.  Yet, rarely do nurse leaders consider that their leadership practice should also be evidence-based.  There are numerous opportunities today for nurse leaders to question their own practice … [Read more...]

Learning from our Life Experiences

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions."    Oliver Wendell Holmes I recently spoke with a nursing colleague who is recovering from a serious illness.  When I asked her how she was doing, she told me that the past year had been a very difficult one for her.  "I have felt very vulnerable and out … [Read more...]

4 Steps to Using Feedback to Improve Your Performance

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN It is very likely that you receive feedback all the time in your nursing role.  I recently had a student tell me that she had received the feedback that she was a poor listener.  "My immediate response to this feedback was that I had been told that before and it is just who I am, but the more I thought about it the more I realized that it … [Read more...]

Five Ways to be a More Effective Nurse Leader in a Complex World

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking that we used when we created them."  Albert Einstein A nurse leader recently presented an interesting dilemma to me.  One of his young staff nurses was thinking about buying a home.  She came to him and wanted to be certain that her job was secure and her hours would not be cut before … [Read more...]

The Power of Mentors

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right  direction."   John Crosby This past week, I attend a leadership conference in my community that focused on developing future nurse leaders.  It was interesting how many speakers at this conference spoke about the power of receiving good mentor-ship on their … [Read more...]