Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Rethinking Nurse Pay and Benefit Packages

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Most nurse leaders now realize that nurse salary and benefits packages will need to change moving into the future. What is considered a valuable benefit or perk by a seasoned staff member may not be at all important to younger nurses. If I am a 22-year-old nurse on my parent's health insurance plan, your Cadillac health insurance … [Read more...]

Looking Ahead to 2022

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Most nurse leaders are ready for 2021 to be over.  In many ways, it has been a more challenging year than 2020, when the pandemic began. The good news has been that we have effective vaccines. The not-so-good news is that a significant percentage of the population won't get vaccinated and now seem entrenched in their beliefs. … [Read more...]

Using LPNs in Acute Care Delivery

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It seems that everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of adding LPNs to their care delivery systems. Should I be doing this now? It is a question that a number of CNOs have posed to me as they look to redesign their care delivery systems in an era of severe staffing shortages. My answer is nuanced.  I have a long leadership … [Read more...]

The Social Determinants of Work Health

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Justin Montgomery is a nursing director in the Dartmouth Hitchcock Health System. In a recent retention webinar, we talked about factors that promote healthy work environments and nurse retention.  Justin noted the following in the chat, "Much like we know that improving health is not happening solely by interactions with … [Read more...]

When Staff Crave Normalcy

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Not another variant - I just want this to be over.  This is what nurses are telling their leaders this week. While leaders are cautiously optimistic that the Omicron variant will respond to the vaccine and will not be as deadly as the Delta variant, we do not yet know. Living in this state of change and ambiguity has become very … [Read more...]