Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

COVID’s Devastating Impact on Younger Nurses

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The long-term impact of COVID-19 on the nursing workforce is something that researchers will likely study for years to come.  Although collectively, nurses were in the same COVID storm, they were not in the same boat. New evidence indicates that the experience with COVID has had a devastating impact on our youngest nurses.  The … [Read more...]

Making Inpatient Nursing Roles More Desirable

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN             Nurse leaders had hoped that in 2022 they would be able to stabilize their nurse staffing. Instead, quite the opposite has happened. Nurse resignations have continued and, in many places, even increased. It is a problem that is confounding nurse leaders and one with no … [Read more...]

Engaging Your HR Partners

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN   The war for nursing talent has become intense in most geographic areas in the US. Recruitment under the best of circumstances is very challenging. Unfortunately, I have learned through my webinars that some health systems have an added challenge of archaic HR practices such as the following: Candidates need to … [Read more...]

The Great Discontent

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A new Gallup research analysis finds that 48% of America's working population is actively job searching or watching for opportunities. Healthcare systems are not immune from this trend and now face staggering numbers of resignations each week with no signs of a slowdown.  Although this trend is called the great resignation, … [Read more...]

Embracing a One and Done Philosophy

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC In 2005, when the NBA was considering a rule change that required players to be at least 19 before entering the draft, Coach Mike Krzyzewski was asked about the implications for Duke. In his mind, there were none. "I would never recruit a kid who said, 'I'm just coming for a year.' I never have," he told reporters then. ". . . For our … [Read more...]