By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain It can be difficult for nurses to move outside their comfort zones. One former graduate … [Read more...]
The Nursing Leadership Dilemma with 30 Day Readmissions of Medicare Patients
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Over 2000 hospitals in the United States received some very bad news last week about their future reimbursement from Medicare. They will be penalized by the government on Medicare reimbursement during 2013 because many of their patients are being readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. These penalties have been … [Read more...]
5 Ways the Affordable Care Act Could Change Nursing
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Last month, the United States Supreme Court found that most provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are constitutional. With a presidential election looming in November, the debate about the future of law will continue. In spite of the political battles, most health care analysts agree that the law's structural and financial features … [Read more...]
How to Develop Thicker Skin in Your Nurse Leader Role
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN When I began working in my first leadership position, I took every negative comment quite personally. I would go home sometimes feeling quite unsure of myself. I would second guess everything I had done that day. I remember talking with a close friend and colleague about my dilemma. She was quite blunt in her assessment that "I needed to … [Read more...]
Imposter Syndrome in Nursing Leadership
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Nurse leaders often tell me that during their first year in a new role, they feel like an imposter. One young new manager captured these thoughts so well when she said,"I just keep thinking that someone will figure out how much I really don't know and question whether I should have been given the position. I sometimes feel like an … [Read more...]
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