What is Shared Governance? A model developed by Tim Porter-O’Grady Provides direction for the professional practice of nursing Directs nurses to participate in unit-based decision making that allows them to demonstrate accountability and ownership of their

Empowerment The process of helping patients, families and nurses in becoming stronger and more confident in gaining control over their own decisions by promoting self awareness, assertiveness and confidence in their own capacities Quality and Safety Enhancing

The primary responsibilities of the Education & Research Council are: Education and initiation of hospital-wide initiatives with a focus on achieving high standards of patient care delievery. Collaborates with other councils and committees to reach

Unit Based Councils (UBC) are responsible to coordinate, communicate, facilitate and integrate the work of the patient care team to facilitate professional practice. Promoting excellence in clinical quality: Promoting excellence in clinical quality through:

The Nurse Executive Council’s (NEC) role is to support all of shared governance and remove barriers to advancing nursing

Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) have advanced clinical expertise in a particular specialty (e.g., Critical Care, Intermediate Care, Pediatrics, etc.) providing expert patient care or facilitating clinical research to improve patient outcomes. In addition to