Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Job Hugging in Nursing

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For years, the dominant narrative in nursing workforce data was mobility. Leaders were chasing high turnover and competing with lucrative travel contracts. But a quiet shift is happening on some clinical units: nurses are staying put. Job Hugging is the practice of holding onto a current position, not necessarily out of deep … [Read more...]

Coaching Generation Z into Charge Nurse Roles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Ask any nurse manager about the current state of their units, and they will likely describe a stark reality: an "inverted pyramid" of experience. Highly experienced clinicians are retiring or moving away from the bedside, leaving nursing units staffed predominantly by early-career professionals. As a result, Generation Z nurses (born … [Read more...]

Navigating The Loss of Tacit Nursing Knowledge in Acute Care

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Every nurse manager recognizes the difference between having textbook knowledge and clinical mastery. It’s the ability to look at a patient from the doorway and know they are deteriorating before the vitals even change. It’s knowing exactly how to maneuver a difficult specialty catheter, or how to de-escalate a family’s mounting … [Read more...]

We Need Your Help in This Important Leadership Research Study

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Research Announcement from Dr. Jacqueline Christianson at Marquette University  Study Overview Nurse managers often are tasked with making decisions to meet the needs of their staff, patients, and hospital administration. However, sometimes those stakeholders have conflicting needs or wants. A research team at Marquette University is conducting a study on how nurse … [Read more...]

The Rising Tide of Unionization in Magnet Hospitals

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A colleague recently reached out to discuss some recent intense unionization efforts at her three-time Magnet-designated hospital. I know I am not alone in this, as I have observed in talking with other CNOs, but I never expected this to happen. I always felt that our Magnet status protected us from these efforts, and I have even … [Read more...]