Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

The Perioperative Nursing Dilemma

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN There are wicked problems in nursing and then some very wicked problems. Over the past two months, I have interviewed and worked with perioperative nurse leaders on their recruitment and retention efforts. There is a sense of urgency in health systems to have their operating rooms running full steam ahead because they are … [Read more...]

Addicted to Achievement

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, EdD, NEA-BC Several weeks ago, I did a strengths-based leadership workshop with a group of leaders who took the Gallup Clifton Strength Finder in advance of the workshop. We know from the work of Gallup that you will be most effective in your leadership if you leverage your unique talents and strengths. But the caveat about your strengths is … [Read more...]

What New Graduates Want And Need From Nurse Leaders

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For more than six months, I have been advising nurse leaders to brace for a class of new graduate nurses who will be the least "work ready" of any group of nurses who have ever transitioned into practice. The patient acuity-nurse experience gap has never been wider. These young nurses have spent the last two years of their … [Read more...]

There’s Something Happening Here

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC             Today is the Nurse's March on Washington. Tomorrow nurses will gather in Nashville to protest the sentencing of RaDonda Vaught. While these are two separate events, they are both being driven by the anger, negativity, and emotion nurses are feeling after two sustained years of … [Read more...]

Nurses Week – Individualizing Recognition and Appreciation

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Happy Nurses Week to all our blog readers. Many health systems have in-person nurse recognition programs for the first time in two years. For some leaders, it has been hard to promote nurse enthusiasm this year about scheduled events. One nurse leader I interviewed relayed the following story: I think we are missing the boat … [Read more...]