Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

When Nursing Teams Fall Apart

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Over the past six months, frontline leaders have talked to me about the changes in their teams since 2019.  These include the following: An onboarding of many new nurses who have failed to establish a strong connection with their organization and unit. Young new graduates precepting other recent graduates and taking … [Read more...]

The Hear Us Out Campaign

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Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The American Association of Critical Care Nurses just launched a Hear Us Out Campaign to inform the public about the perspective of nurses and urge the unvaccinated to reconsider. The point is to let the public know that a hospital without nurses can't save your life. I applaud this effort. Too many healthcare leaders today are … [Read more...]

Criticizing When You Are Not in the Arena

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I had a troubling conversation with a retired CNO who is critical of her successor. What is happening in that health system today would never have happened on my watch, she said confidently. She talked with me about all the retention strategies that she had put in place to ensure the turnover happening today would not occur. What … [Read more...]

When Nurse Managers Burn Out

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The COVID pandemic has been very hard on the nursing workforce, but no group has felt the sustained impact more intensely than nurse managers. When I ask Chief Nursing Officers today what they are most worried about - almost all respond that they worry about their nurse managers. Many organizations have lost seasoned managers who … [Read more...]

Conducting STAY Interviews

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN             Nursing turnover is on the rise in even the very best organizations. In an environment like this, every retention strategy warrants careful consideration. I have been surprised at how few healthcare organizations use STAY interviews. Leaders conduct these interviews to … [Read more...]