By Rose O. Sherman, RN, EdD, FAAN Health care environments today challenge the skills of even the best nursing leaders. Whether it is issues of retaining staff, concern about patient safety, meeting the budget or complying with regulatory rules, more demands are being made of professionals in nursing leadership positions. In 2002, I was part of a research team … [Read more...]
How Meditation Can Make You a Better Nurse Leader
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Whenever you step out of the noise of thinking, that is meditation, and a different state of consciousness arises." Eckhart Tolle This is the time of year when many of us begin to think about new year resolutions. From my discussions with nurse leaders, I have found that many want to achieve a better balance in their lives … [Read more...]
Five Tips for New Nurse Leaders
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Leadership develops daily, not in a day." John Maxwell A former student recently called me to tell me that she had just been selected for her first leadership role. I asked her how she felt and she told me that she was excited. She also felt some fear and apprehension. Her concern was that she could fail, and that failure in … [Read more...]
Do You Make these Career Damaging Mistakes?
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The other day, I was talking with a young emerging nurse leader who I am mentoring. She is extremely talented and has great ambitions. She also has the wisdom to see that she has also engendered some jealousy among her peers. "I don't want to make mistakes that will damage my career," she observed. What do I need to be careful not to do … [Read more...]
The Risks of Lost Knowledge in Nursing
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Knowledge gaps can be hard to pinpoint and diagnose at first because many work processes today are so intangible and complex." - David DeLong A nurse manager told me that she worried about future nurse leaders who might not be given adequate time to orient with our current seasoned leaders before they retire. She observed that … [Read more...]
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