By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Last week, I received the following message from one of our nurse leader blog readers: Thank you for writing this blog. Please continue to keep it real about what is happening in healthcare today. I sometimes feel like there is this cone of silence. We know what is happening in our health system, but not much beyond that. I … [Read more...]
A Not Yet Mindset
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager recently asked me what she could do to reduce the stress level of her new nurses and help them feel like they can succeed in nursing. Over the past year, three of her recent graduates had quit within one month of starting their residency program. These novice nurses were very bright graduates from excellent … [Read more...]
Focusing on the Power of Connection
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager recently asked me on a webinar if there was one thing that she could do in her retention efforts with her new nurses that would cost very little money. I did not hesitate in my answer - work diligently on establishing solid connections between … [Read more...]
An ICU Nurse Admits She Is Not Okay
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For months, many nurse leaders have told me that they see such dramatic changes in some of their staff as an outcome of the trauma that they have experienced. Just last week, a nurse manager told her colleagues that "we just got new Triage phones, and my staff this morning were talking about the ring tone and how it reminded them … [Read more...]
Patient and Family Bullying and Incivility
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Bullying and Incivility are enormous problems in healthcare environments today. Historically, the solution would be to work intently with team members to establish no-bullying cultures. Rebuilding a toxic culture of bullying has always been … [Read more...]
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