- Describe the concept of interdisciplinary shared governance and its impact on the financial well-being of a healthcare organization.
- Discuss shared governance principles and relate how some or all of these principles have been developed within your own organization.
- Include a discussion of the role of the nurse leader in facilitating a shared governance model.
- Explain case management’s role in shared governance and its impact on cost containment.
- Meet with the nursing leadership at your facility for a minimum of 4 hours. Interview your nursing leadership to gain additional insight on shared governance by asking the following questions:
- What is the structure of shared governance in your organization?
- How has/can the shared governance model benefit(ted) the organization?
- How does shared governance empower nurse leaders?
- How has/can shared governance be facilitate(d) improved outcomes?
- To better understand the structure of your organization, provide an organization chart as an appendix to your “Shared Governance” essay.
- Your essay must be supported with evidence-based research articles.
- Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides (APA format).
- Essay should be 1375 words in length.