Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

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...]

Using the One Thing to Set Priorities

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “The most important things don’t always scream the loudest.”  Bob Hawke Nurse managers are having challenges setting priorities. As one manager explained, We have been told to improve our patient experience scores, but I don't even know where to start - there are so many things we could do differently. This manager is not alone - knowing … [Read more...]

The Potentially High Cost of Nurse Manager Turnover

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN When Nick Saban, longtime football coach at the University of Alabama, announced his retirement from the sport in January 2024, an unintended ripple effect led to more than 60 players and coaches leaving their positions or current teams. This has been made possible by a transfer portal allowing players to switch schools if coaches … [Read more...]