Shared Governance: What it is, and What it is Not - CHCM

Shared governance. a leadership model for nursing leadership and healthcare professionals, is used to promote nurse and interprofessional empowerment, shared leadership, and accountability. Developing shared governance gives voice to front line clinicians to become more involved in the decision-making process.Nurse leaders partner with councils or teams to share guardrails for determining solutions to issues that impact direct care employees and the services that they provide daily. Shared governance is not leaders asking for input or feedback while leaders retain the decision-making authority.A shared governance structure creates support for personal and professional growth for all involved. It fosters a transparent review of work practices and support with a focus on evidence-based patient outcomes, that ultimately results in the best patient care.The critical work of nursing shared governance isshared decision makingbetween nurse leaders and the point of care nurses to support thing...