The Nursing Department has adopted a participative management style and a shared decision making, ensuring that nurses at all levels and settings are involved in shared governance councils.
Nurses have a voice in all aspects of their practice.
Why do we Need Shared Governance?
- Enhance standards of care and practice
- Develop and revise policies and procedures
- Utilize resources
- Utilize research and evidence-based practice
- Apply quality/performance improvement for excellent patient care and optimal outcomes.
The three core principles of Shared Governance are the following:
- Autonomy: the ability to actively make decisions that govern patient care.
- Responsibility: the scope or areas of practice where decisions can be made.
- Accountability: the conscious undertaking of outcomes generated by decision-making.
What are the Benefits of Shared Governance?
- RN representation from each unit
- RN participation in policy decisions
- RN involvement in internal governance of the hospital
- RN involvement in sharing initiatives and ideas important and relevant to their practice
- RN participation in dissemination of information to their peers on the unit
- The councils support AUBMC and Nursing Strategic goals
- Empowerment
- Autonomy
- Responsibility
- Accountability
- Authority
- Cooperation
- Teamwork
- Trust
- Commitment
- Communication
- Group decision-making
- Improved job satisfaction
- Increases nurses' perception of professional growth & promotional opportunities
- Improves staff perception of management style
- Improves retention and decreases turnover and vacancy rates