By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many managers dread when staff walk into their office and say, I need to talk with you about something. They fear that something will be a resignation and sometimes it is. In today’s workplace with nurse vacancy rates hovering around 10%, losing an experienced staff member can present significant staffing challenges. Even with … [Read more...]
Managing Resignations
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN If you are like many leaders, you probably dread it today when a staff member comes to your office and tells you that they need to talk with you. Too often these are conversations around a resignation. Sometimes, a resignation comes on very short notice. I recently had a former employee of mine call me for advice. He was leaving his … [Read more...]