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Strategies to Improve Nurse Manager Retention

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I recently asked this question during a session with nurse managers, and I was not surprised to see 80% of the hands in the audience go up. While we are not seeing massive turnover in the nurse manager […] The post Strategies to Improve Nurse Manager Retention appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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The Impact of Staffing Shortages on the Nurse Manager Role

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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.

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Nurse Manager Span of Control and Role Scope

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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.

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Reflections of a Nurse Manager on Today’s Leadership Challenges

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By Mike Spiros, MALD, MS, APRN, AGACNP-BC, NE-BC Today, I am publishing a guest blog written by a nurse manager. Mike Spiros is an APRN currently serving as nurse manager for an acute care unit in Portland, Oregon. He has previously worked for hospital systems in Florida and Massachusetts.

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Communicating With Defensive Staff

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Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I have heard multiple versions of a similar story from nurse managers in recent conversations: I gave some constructive feedback to one of our new graduates today. She became so defensive even though I was […] The post Communicating With Defensive Staff appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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More Yoda and Less Superman in 2025

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Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager confesses that she is taking her first out-of-town vacation during the holidays and is worried. Her medical center is short-staffed, and her young staff often call her to help them figure out assignments or how to manage call-ins.

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Retaining New Graduates

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Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN During a webinar, a nurse manager recently noted that the new graduates they hired in June already seemed restless and just finished their residency program.