By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN How many years of clinical experience should I have before I seek a leadership position? This is a question that I am frequently asked by nurses beginning their careers who are considering a career as a nurse leader. My response is that there is no one right answer to this. It would be easy to make a recommendation if a certain amount of … [Read more...]
Free Resources for Nurse Leader Development
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Sharpening our own saw is the most powerful investment we can make in our life - an investment in ourselves, in the only instrument that we have with which to deal with life and to contribute." - Stephen Covey I am often asked by nurse leaders what they can do to develop and grow as nurse leaders. Today, there is strong evidence that … [Read more...]
Five Things Nurse Leaders Should Stop Saying to Staff
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "It is not the mountain that we conquer, but ourselves." Edmund Hillary We often don't realize in leadership the power of the words that we use to influence others either in a negative or positive way. In leadership development, we spend a great deal of time talking with leaders about things they need to do to be more effective. Less … [Read more...]
What Nurse Leaders Need to Know about Meaningful Use
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC Over the past two years, many health-care agencies in this country have made significant investments in both time and money in the implementation of Electronic Medical/Health records. This implementation phase is just the beginning. As we move into the future, how we use these records will become increasingly more important. … [Read more...]
The Power of Pausing
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "We create the future and optimize leadership potential in the silence and potency of pausing." Kevin Cashman Nursing leaders today find themselves trying to straddle two worlds.....the world of the now and the world of what is ahead with health reform. There are no clear answers about the right strategies to embrace or initiatives to … [Read more...]
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