Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Teaching Team Backup

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse leader recently talked with me about comments several patients had made to her while she was leader rounding. They said they observed a lack of teamwork among the staff. One family member noted that she had seen one of our staff at the desk on her phone while the call lights were ringing throughout the unit. The leader was … [Read more...]

Nurse Leader Coach Workshop March 28, 2024

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Hi, Emerging RN Leader Blog Readers I am pleased to announce that I am partnering with the New England ONL to offer our extremely popular Nurse Leader Coach Workshop on March 28th. You don't have to be a member of ONL to enroll. You can register by clicking on this LINK.  … [Read more...]

When Performance Evaluations Get Tricky

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nurse leaders, especially those new in their role, are sometimes faced with giving staff a different performance review than they anticipated.  These situations can bet very tricky. What follows is a typical case that managers present to me: A Case Scenario Sarah is a new leader in a 30-bed ICU. She is new to this … [Read more...]

When Nurses Are Disrespectful to Leaders

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Being a frontline leader today is challenging under the best circumstances, but imagine what it is like when nurses are disrespectful and critical of those who lead them. Nurse managers now tell me that while this behavior might have been confined to nonprofessional staff in the past, some professional staff are now very … [Read more...]

What Nursing Workforce Models Tell Us and What They Don’t

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nurse leaders have voiced frustration over the past decade about nursing workforce models. Workforce researchers may reassuringly predict that the supply of nurses will meet the demand. When CEOs study the data, they have challenges understanding why it may not reflect their local workforce supply. Nurse leaders often find … [Read more...]