Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Maintaining Situational Humility

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN   2022 has barely begun and nurse leaders find themselves struggling to stay on top of nurse illnesses, childcare issues, and positive COVID tests as the Omicron virus barrels through the country at breakneck speed. I interviewed a nurse manager the other day who told an interesting story about their first nursing … [Read more...]

When Deviations in Nursing Practice are Normalized

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Since the challenges with the Apollo 13 spaceflight in 1970, the term - Houston, we have a problem - has become a popular phrase to call attention to a new and unforeseen problem of significant magnitude. Seasoned nurse leaders across the country may be using it today in their leadership meetings as they come to grips with cracks … [Read more...]

Upskilling Your Nurse Leaders in 2022

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN         When executive nurse leaders ask me about key priorities for 2022, the upskilling of frontline nurse leaders is high on my list. During the past two years, we have seen a demographic shift in our nursing workforce and our leaders. Many nurse leaders retired as an outcome of their … [Read more...]

Flipping the Script on How We Talk About Values

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN On a recent webinar, we were discussing the recruitment and retention of younger staff when a manager presented the following scenario: We are a health system that is steeped in strong principles and values. Our usual approach to interviewing is to present these values upfront to applicants as if to say - you are either on the … [Read more...]

2022 Goal – Nurse Leader Self-Care

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN 2021 has been a tough year for nurse leaders on so many levels. Most leaders held their teams together in 2020 during the first surges of the pandemic. Once nurses realized in early 2021 that many would not take the vaccine, things changed. Nurse turnover surged, use of travel nurses escalated, and nurse moral distress grew. … [Read more...]