Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Why We Should Be Concerned About a Shortage of Perioperative Nurses

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Always remember that the future comes one day at a time" Dean Acheson This week, I am in Las Vegas presenting at the OR Manager conference.  Perioperative nursing is not my specialty.  I recently completed research in collaboration with the leadership of OR manager to determine perioperative nurse leader viewpoints on succession … [Read more...]

Do You Have Problems Saying No?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best."   John Maxwell A significant challenge for many nurse leaders today is learning how to manage their limited time and energy.  To do this well, you have to be willing to say no to requests for your time.  This can be challenging as most of us don't want to disappoint … [Read more...]

Make Your Leadership Evidence-Based

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Leadership is both an art and a science Evidence-based nursing practice is widely recognized as being essential to achieve the best patient outcomes.  Yet, rarely do nurse leaders consider that their leadership practice should also be evidence-based.  There are numerous opportunities today for nurse leaders to question their own practice … [Read more...]

Achieving the Best Care at Lower Cost

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"Health care in America has experienced an explosion in knowledge, innovation and capacity to manage previously fatal conditions.  Yet, paradoxically, it falls short on such fundamentals as quality, outcomes, costs and equity."   IOM Report on Best Care at Lower Cost By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN   The business of caring has become both complex and expensive.  … [Read more...]

Charge Nurse Series Part 1 – Leading your Team

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN, “Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story”.    Casey Stengel   Many nurses today are reluctant to take charge nurse roles.  Charge nurses are unsung heroes in today's health-care environment.  Their nursing leadership is right at the point of care and critical to better patient outcomes.  … [Read more...]