By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN An academic colleague recently told me that she had spoken to a class of senior students about career options in nursing. She was very surprised that all but 3 students out of a class of 100 planned to move into an advanced practice role such as NP or CRNA. She asked me how this could be and where were these young students getting … [Read more...]
Chief Nursing Officer Advice to Emerging Nurse Leaders – 2014
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN In a previous blog, I mentioned that each year in my Introduction to Nursing Leadership graduate course, my 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. I enjoy these reading these interviews because they highlight the … [Read more...]
Chief Nursing Officer Career Insights – Part 2
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Every year for the past decade, I have assigned my graduate students to interview their Chief Nursing Officer or Nurse Executive asking a range of questions about their role, challenges and advice they would give to young leaders. It is interesting for me in these interviews to look at what changes over time and what remains the same. This … [Read more...]