By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A manager recently told me that staff commented about the high level of gossip in the unit on a recent workplace assessment. She wanted some concrete rules about what constitutes gossip and when/how she should intervene as the leader. This was an excellent … [Read more...]
Rebuilding Your Team Rituals
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN We have lost our rituals, a charge nurse recently told me. She observed that "before COVID in our unit, we ate lunch together, took breaks together, and celebrated birthdays and baby showers......we don't do any of that now, and the culture has become so … [Read more...]
Learning to Rethink our Ideas and Beliefs
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The experience with COVID-19 has forced nurse leaders to rethink some of their core beliefs about nursing, health systems, and health policy. We can all become better at reflecting on our world view, our instincts, and … [Read more...]
Bullying Versus Incivility
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Reducing negativity and incivility in their cultures is a major challenge for virtually every leader I have interviewed during the past three months. Not surprisingly, the incivility and discord that we see in society have seeped into our healthcare environments. Nurses are stressed on so many levels that many have very short … [Read more...]
Choosing Your Battles Wisely in a Turbulent Time
By Rose O. Sherman, Ed.D, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I recently had a non-nurse friend ask me why nurse leaders are not demanding that their nursing staff take the vaccine. This friend is horrified that nurses have gone on camera to discuss their anti-vaccine viewpoints and damage the educational outreach on vaccine education. He pointed out that these nurses are placing … [Read more...]
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