By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Last week, I gave the AONL Research Foundation Keynote at the AONL meeting in New Orleans. My topic was the Evolving Role of Nurse Managers in the New World of Work. To prepare for this presentation, we sought input from nurse managers through five focus groups conducted […] The post Improving the Work-Lives of Nurse Managers appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader ..read more

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN This week, I had the honor of presenting the AONL Research Foundation Keynote at the AONL meeting in New Orleans.  My topic was the Evolving Role of Nurse Manager in the New World of Work. To prepare for this presentation, we sought input from nurse managers through five […] The post The Impact of Staffing Shortages on the Nurse Manager Role appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader ..read more

If  you are interested – contact the nurse researchers using this email address UCFTeam-Nursing-Manager-Research@groups.ucf.edu  The post Nurse Manager Research Study Opportunity appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader ..read more

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN When asked about their top challenges, nurse leaders will discuss how communication has become more difficult in today’s environment. Best-selling author Charles Duhigg offers some much-needed advice in his latest well-researched book, Supercommunicators. I found ten important leadership takeaways from reading this excellent work: The most critical goal […] The post 10 Lessons About Communication from Supercommunicators appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader ..read more

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many nurses today fear AI and wonder if the intent behind AI development is to replace nurses with Artificial Intelligence. These fears were not quelled with the recent headline Nvidia Wants to Replace Nurses With AI for $9 an Hour  A better metaphor for healthcare might be […] The post When AI Becomes Your Co-Pilot appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader ..read more

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In talking with nurse managers today, they all want to spend more time with their staff and on their units. But finding that time can be challenging. In focus groups we recently conducted for my AONL plenary, we learned that attending meetings ranked first in how nurse […] The post Do We Need All These Meetings? appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader ..read more

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A troubling trend is emerging from my discussions with nurse managers. Not only have the managers’ spans of control continued to grow, but so has their role scope. With shortages across all disciplines and departments, nursing is the default for tasks needing reassignment, and the responsibility for […] The post Nurse Manager Span of Control and Role Scope appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader ..read more

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN To economize, many health systems are eliminating nursing leadership roles, impacting numerous loyal, hard-working nurse leaders. How do you leave a difficult job situation without conveying anger?  I recently talked with a leader who found herself in this situation. She understood that the decision was not personal […] The post Planning a Graceful Exit appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader ..read more

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC There is significant research evidence that a relationship leadership style (authentic, servant, and human-centered leadership) is linked to more effective recruitment and retention and quality patient outcomes. However, nurse leaders increasingly tell me staying relational is more complicated in a transactional healthcare environment. Consider the thoughts of a […] The post Relational Leadership in a Transactional World appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader ..read more

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The topic of recognition is coming up more frequently today as I talk with nurse leaders. They see it as a double-edged sword. While most understand the importance of giving recognition, they now find many staff who want recognition for doing the bare minimum. One manager explained […] The post The Role of Nurse Recognition appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader ..read more