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Reflections of a Nurse Manager on Today’s Leadership Challenges

Emerging RN Leader

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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Boundaries in Leadership Roles

Emerging RN Leader

Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was reminded again this week in talking with new managers about how important leadership boundaries are today. So many leaders feel under intense pressure to be all things for staff, but leadership roles are unsustainable without boundaries.

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Ten Mistakes That Can Derail Your Leadership

Emerging RN Leader

Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Being a nurse leader in today’s environment is very challenging. Many nurse managers today are at the beginning of their leadership journey.

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Nurse managers' effect on health system performance: 5 findings

Becker's Hospital Review

Health systems can significantly improve nurse retention rates by ensuring their nurse managers have a level of support and job structure that enables them to have consistent and meaningful interactions with their team members, according to a new report from the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and Laudio.

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A Longitudinal View of Nursing Leadership

Daily Nurse

At this time in history, the American nursing profession and its leadership are in a state of flux. The November 2023 American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Nursing Leadership Insight Longitudinal Study leverages nursing leaders’ perspectives to shed light on where we are and where we’re headed as a nursing collective.

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Essential Leadership Skills for Nurse Managers

Northeastern State University

Leadership exists in every organization, community and family. In healthcare, nurse leaders operate in complex and highly stressful environments. Poor leadership could ultimately be a matter of life and death. What Is a Nurse Leader? Effective leadership requires both soft and hard skills. 1) Time management.

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Clap In and Clap Out of the Shift

Emerging RN Leader

Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN During a recent leadership development program, nurse managers discussed the importance of touchpoints, recognition, and feedback to keep their younger staff engaged. One manager explained, “No news has been good during my career, but this does not work with younger staff.