Empowered nurses. Aligned leadership. A culture of excellence. Considerations in Professional Governance is a bold and practical guide for health care leaders and point-of-care and point-of-service professionals who are committed to advancing shared decision making, clinical accountability, and transformational outcomes. Grounded in decades of thought leadership and real-world application, this book explores the many considerations it takes to build, sustain, and lead within a professional...

Gen Guanci, MEd, RN-BC, CCRN-K and Marky Medeiros, MSN, RN In a shared governance culture, staff members are empowered to design their own work, which leads to a high degree of ownership for achieving outcomes! Shared Governance that Works will help you design and operationalize the structures and processes necessary to achieve a highly effective and satisfying shared governance experience for all. Here’s what you’ll be able to do after reading this book: Choose a model of shared governance...

Michael H. Cohen A shared vision has the power to transcend individual self-interests, personality, and work style differences. When commitment to the shared vision is strong, people simply find ways to effectively communicate and cooperate with one another in order to achieve desired results. When employees help establish boundaries by agreeing to reasonable standards of conduct, they take responsibility and accept the consequences of their actions. This in turn creates a safe and secure work...