Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Pulling the Future Forward

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I have recently been talking with nurse leaders about the Inverted Pyramid seen in so many acute care environments today. Our traditional staffing methodologies, leadership strategies, and care delivery mechanisms are failing because they were built in a world where nursing experience was abundant at the bedside. Today, we are in … [Read more...]

Conducting a Pre-Mortem: Avoiding Leadership Burnout Before It Starts

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Recently, a nurse manager reached out to me for advice on a situation she is now confronting in her organization. She is a nurse manager who leads a busy cardiac care unit and has been asked by her CNO to pick up a second department - the Cardiac Interventional Procedural Unit. This would be a new area for her and would add … [Read more...]

Avoiding Preceptor Burnout

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN One of the most challenging issues in acute care settings right now is managing preceptor burnout. As units have become more novice nurse dense, there are fewer experienced and expert staff to precept them. Many leaders tell me they see a version of "maternal attachment disorder" playing out on their units where burned out precetors … [Read more...]

Are NPs Becoming Less Satisfied with the APP Role?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In recent focus groups and sessions I have conducted, some nurse managers now report an interesting new trend - NPs who want to return to Acute Care Environments in staff nurse roles. While the Nurse Practitioner (NP) role is among the fastest-growing and generally one of the higher-paying roles in healthcare, recent data … [Read more...]

Three Hospitals Under One Roof

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I recently reviewed the Press Ganey Health Safety 2026 report, and one finding stopped me in my tracks. It’s a concept they call "Three Hospitals Under One Roof."  As I talk with nurse leaders across the country, I often hear a common frustration: "Rose, I feel like I’m managing three different organizations depending on the … [Read more...]