Shared Governance: A Practical Approach to Reshaping Professional Nursing Practice

Turn the theory of shared governance into a reality

Includes more than 30 customizable tools and forms!

Change is possible. Use the principles of shared governance to improve nursing satisfaction and patient care.

Anecdotal accounts and research studies attempt to connect shared governance with rosy outcomes. But without defining and measuring its underlying concepts, how can organizations assess it? And if shared governance isn’t defined and measured, how can it be connected to outcomes?

Change your nursing culture for the better. This book shows you how to define and measure shared governance so you can evaluate efficacy and analyze outcomes. Easy–to–implement strategies help you successfully introduce shared governance or revitalize an existing model.

Foreword written by Tim Porter–O’Grady, DM, EdD, ScD(h), APRN, FAAN, and tools and guidance from Robert Hess, PhD, RN, FAAN. Order today!

Benefits:

• Get everything you need to build and sustain your shared governance model


• Save time with easy–to–implement tools


• Enhance nurse autonomy and increase competency and accountability of nursing staff


• Create a collaborative environment among units and departments


• Measure and assess outcomes to ensure continuous process improvement

What’s new:

• Updated research and case studies


• New benchmarking guidelines based on data from Robert Hess


• Evidence–based strategies to help maintain your program and curb the damaging effects of staff turnover


• More than 30 customizable tools and forms

Here’s a sampling of the customizable resources included with this book:

Unit council worksheet: Structures and processes

Unit council bylaws and charter

Nursing governance council action request form

Nursing communication policy

Coordinating council agenda or minutes template

Unit council minutes template

After action review form

Unit council discussion planner, shared decision–making tool, and quarterly report