By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN We live in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Nurse leaders are challenged to adapt their leadership to these changes and also think about what future leaders may face. This is the second part of a two-blog series on findings from interviews that … [Read more...]
CNO Advice for New Nurse Leaders
As I mentioned in a previous blog, each year in our Introduction to Nursing Leadership graduate course, students select a chief nursing officer in a health care agency to interview. The students have a list of questions that they ask and then add some of their own. One of the questions that the students enjoy hearing the answer to involves the advice that these seasoned … [Read more...]
The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice as a Nurse Leader
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "I really need your advice". During the course of our careers, we either ask or are asked this question numerous times. When done well - both parties benefit from the experience. But this sometimes does not happen. Those giving advice sometimes overstep their boundaries or move outside their area of expertise. Advice seekers may take … [Read more...]