Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

About Those AirPods

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN As new generations of nurses enter the workforce, they inevitably test organizational rules. We worked through battles about tattoos, nose rings, and cell phones. Today, nurse leaders fight the battle around nurses wearing AirPods while working. Frontline nurse leaders are exasperated with repeatedly explaining why this is a patient … [Read more...]

Your Going Home Checklist

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many nurse leaders keep lists of the tasks they must do while at work. Lists can be valuable to keep you on track. Just as a checklist can guide you on what to focus on when you are working - it can also be used to help you set boundaries at work. I like the concept of a going-home checklist. The National Health System in the UK … [Read more...]

Challenging Different Organizational Expectations When You Don’t Have Kids

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I am always intrigued by interesting questions and situations our blog readers pose.  One struck a chord recently when a leader wrote that the culture in her organization is such that time off is prioritized to accommodate those who have kids versus those that don't. This experienced leader tells the following story: I don't have … [Read more...]

Getting Out of the Drama Triangle as a Leader

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A new nurse manager recently asked me how she can turn down the heat of what has become a drama triangle on her unit related to professional accountability. Stephen Karpman first described the drama triangle in the 1960s. It is a model of dysfunctional social interactions and illustrates a power game that involves three roles: … [Read more...]

Taking Clinical Assignments as a Manager

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A new nurse manager recently sought guidance on how much time she spent in direct care. Her unit is very short-staffed. She feels guilty about her nurse-patient ratios.  Her solution has been to do direct care herself. The staff loves that she is so supportive of her. But here is the problem, she is burning out. She has no time to do … [Read more...]