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Web site spotlight: Tips for implementing shared governance

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, July 17, 2008

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How can you go about implementing a shared decision-making model at your facility? Below, Diana Swihart, PhD, DMin, MSN, CS, APRN, BC, shares some useful strategies to keep in mind for implementation.

• Design a framework in which to discuss implementation of shared governance and set the direction for reshaping professional nursing practice.
• Identify and simplify accountability of disciplines. Five basic constructs can be separated or combined in the design structure of the governing councils or bodies. All professional committees, tasks forces, and practice groups will eventually be folded into one or more of these disciplines and become part of a designated governing council.
• Create a professional overlay for designing individual elements of the structure. The accountabilities (practice, management, quality, professional development/education, and research) will be the basis of the formation of the governing councils, whether in five councils or in some other designated grouping.

Editor's note: This excerpt was taken from the post "How should I go about implementing a shared decision-making model at my facility?," found in Ask The Expert at www.StrategiesForNurseManagers.com. Get a free trial membership that will give you 30 days to test drive all the exciting features on the Web site.

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