Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Helping Nurses with Communication Skills

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC I had a mentor who often said that the "soft skills" are often the "hard skills" to master.  Communication is undoubtedly at the top of that hard skills list.  Poor communication skills in healthcare environments can lead to medical errors, fragmented care, poor team coordination, and incivility. They also lead to patient/family … [Read more...]

Rebuilding a Toxic Culture

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Over the years, many new nurse leaders have talked with me about assuming leadership of a team with a very toxic culture. Their questions range from - How do I get started? to What is a realistic turnaround timeframe?  One thing they collectively agreed on is that cultural change is the hard stuff of leadership. Last week, I … [Read more...]

Ten Things I Know for Sure About Nursing Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN We are in turbulent times in healthcare. Planning in nursing leadership today can be challenging.  As one of my nurse leader colleagues recently told me – I keep learning that so much of what we have done in the past won't work in the future. The world is in flux, and healthcare is part of the storm. Yet nurses now look to their … [Read more...]

Shorter Tenures and Tours of Duty

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Where is all of this going?  It is an interesting question recently posed by a perioperative nurse leader frustrated by the turnover in her OR. Training for the OR can take a full year and sometimes longer. It is a significant investment. For years, nurses who went into the OR were trained and, for the most part - reliably stayed … [Read more...]

What’s Trending Now

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN This week marks the mid-point of the calendar year 2023.  Most healthcare leaders had hoped that 2023 would be less turbulent, but most of the previous three years' challenges continue. Here is what nurse leaders are talking about now: The financial margins for for-profit systems are improving. Still, non-profit systems report … [Read more...]