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P20A
Shared Governance in Ambulatory Care: "A Clinical Nurse and Nurse Leader Collaboration"
Free
Standard Price
Objectives
• Describe the development of ambulatory care nursing shared governance structure.
• Describe the strategies and best practices for implementation of shared governance principles in ambulatory practice.
• Discuss the benefits, barriers, and lessons learned of clinical nurses and leaders in shared governance.
Description: Shared governance is a management approach utilized by organizations to create an environment that supports empowerment of all staff to make the best, most well-informed decisions possible. Shared governance gives frontline clinicians the unique opportunity to partner with leadership to be involved and take the lead for changes in their practice areas. This approach further supports a collaborative professional environment that supports improvement in patient outcomes, patient and staff satisfaction, as well as active staff engagement. As the ambulatory care practice environment continues to evolve, implementation of shared decision-making structure will continue to be a major factor in supporting the transformation of healthcare.
The purpose of this presentation is to describe the structure and process of a shared governance structure in an ambulatory practice setting. We will outline the development of the shared governance model as well as describe the collaboration and partnership between clinical nurses and nurse leaders to implement the shared decision principles into professional nursing practice. In addition, the presentation will describe strategies used to encourage engagement, professional development, empowerment, and accountability of the interdisciplinary care team. We will share the clinical nurse and the nurse leaders perspective and experiences with shared governance in addition to outcomes, successes, and lessons learned over the years.
Our organization is a safety-net hospital and the only level I adult and pediatric trauma center in our state. We are licensed for approximately 400 inpatient beds and perform more than 600 planned (non-emergent) surgeries per month…
Problem/purpose: The nursing profession faces challenges related to a retiring workforce. Schools of nursing are at capacity and yet fewer new nurses are staying in direct patient care or remaining in the nursing profession…
Description of problem or project: An opportunity exists in general internal medicine clinic to optimize nursing (RNs, LPNs, and MA staff) efficiencies, standardize the work and improve current practice and work load, and determine the best staffing and skill mix…
Issue: A survey of currently employed nurse managers working in the ambulatory care arena within a major medical system revealed a need for increased competencies in leadership and business management…
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