Abstract
For decades nurse executives have implemented shared governance structures as a nursing management innovation to transform the nursing organization from a bureaucratic hierarchy to a more organic, relational partnership. However, there is little generalizable evaluation of the effects of shared governance on nurse and patient outcomes. The purpose of this study is to examine organizational context and quality outcomes in relation to shared governance structures at VA hospitals. Structural contingency theory guided this ex post facto descriptive correlational study of the relationships between organizational context, nursing shared governance, and outcomes in VA hospitals in the United States.
Sigma Membership
Delta Upsilon at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Nurse Executives, Veterans' Affairs Hospitals, Nursing Management, Nursing Organization, Nurse Satisfaction
Advisor
Mary Sullivan
Second Advisor
Marlene Dufault
Third Advisor
Anthony Wheeler
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of Rhode Island
Degree Year
2015
Recommended Citation
Charland, Bonnie J., "Organizational context, shared governance structure, and outcomes in Veterans Affairs hospitals" (2021). Dissertations. 484.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/484
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2021-12-09
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3702738; ProQuest document ID: 1686824233. The author still retains copyright.