Abstract

After 5 years of shared governance using a congressional model with unit, divisional, departmental councils, and a governance board, there was decreased attendance at shared governance council meetings and a sense of decreased communication flow. This poster describes revisions made to the program.

Author Details

Cheryl Jacobs, RN-BC; Cynthia Ward, MSN, RNC, CMSRN, ACNS-BC

Sigma Membership

Epsilon Psi, Xi Upsilon

Lead Author Affiliation

Centra Health, Hurt, Virginia, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Shared Governance Program, SWOT

Conference Name

Nursing Management Congress

Conference Host

Nursing Management

Conference Location

Dallas, Texas, USA

Conference Year

2010

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Revision of a shared governance program

Dallas, Texas, USA

After 5 years of shared governance using a congressional model with unit, divisional, departmental councils, and a governance board, there was decreased attendance at shared governance council meetings and a sense of decreased communication flow. This poster describes revisions made to the program.