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Professional Nursing Practice Committee holds power

HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, July 18, 2006

At the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP)-designated University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, the Professional Nursing Practice (PNP) Committee is the most powerful of all the shared governance committees because it determines nursing practice, says Barbara (BJ) Hannon, RN, MSN, MRP coordinator at the Hospitals and Clinics. The PNP Committee reviews every policy and procedure for best practice and evidence-based practice when it is due to expire, and reviews the literature to see if practice needs to be changed.

No one can dictate any change or new practice to nurses unless they present it to the committee with evidence that a component needs to be changed. If any policy or procedure is questioned, the Committee has authority over what nurses do in their practice. If the practice is determined to change in regard to new evidence, the Committee will vote by majority to change a policy or procedure, and contact the Nursing Education Governance Committee who decides what type of education needs to be done to change a policy.

Source: Barbara (BJ) Hannon, RN, MSN

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