AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD
Sponsored by Shared Governance: A Practical Approach to Reshaping Professional Nursing Practice
presented on September 20, 2006
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EXPERT SPEAKERS
Tim Porter-O'Grady, EdD, APRN, FAAN, is a senior partner at Tim Porter-O'Grady Associates, Inc, an international healthcare consulting firm in Atlanta, GA. He has 36 years experience in healthcare and has held roles from staff nurse to senior executive in a variety of healthcare settings. He is also an adjunct professor at Lakehead University of Ontario, Canada.
Kim S. Hitchings, RN, MSN, is the manager of the Center for Professional Excellence, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, PA. She works closely with the senior vice president, administrators, and other managers in clinical services in a staff assistive role to coordinate specific programs and to assist with designated special projects.
Shared governance is supporting autonomous nursing practice in organizations across the country. Here’s your chance to put it to work at yours.
Between nursing shortages and the expectation of the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®* that decision-making is decentralized—you can’t afford not to.
This 90 minute audioconference provides nursing professionals with the principles behind shared governance, a comprehensible framework to support shared governance, and practical strategies for successful implementation on both large and small scales.
Our speakers identify the essential elements and provide guidance for leaders who want to design, implement, or assess shared governance in their facilities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Listen to this program and you will be able to:
- Explain the principles of shared governance
- Recognize the framework needed to support shared governance
- Identify four elements of shared governance
- Describe key elements for successfully implementing shared governance
- Recognize common challenges associated with shared governance and consider how they are opportunities for growth/improvement
- Identify the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®* requirements for decentralized decision-making
PROGRAM AGENDA
- Principles of shared governance
- What is shared governance
- Why the concept is unique
- Framework to support shared governance
- Why we practice shared governance
- Elements of a professional organization
- Differences between professional vs. hierarchical organization
- Issues around constructing future/giving nurses control over practice
- Four elements of shared governance models
- Why we practice shared governance
- Decision-making at the point of service
- Empowering staff to participate
- Shared decision-making models
- Councils
- Key elements for successfully implementing shared governance
- Factors related to moving toward implementation
- Best practices from Leigh Valley Hospital
- Framework
- Key components
- Unit template
- Challenges and opportunities
- Shared governance on a smaller scale
- Attempting to implement shared governance on a single unit
- Manager’s role in shared governance
- Continuous evolution of a shared governance model
- The relationship between shared governance and ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®* environments
- ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®* requirements for decentralized decision-making
A question and answer session follows the presentation.
BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIAL PACKET!
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll receive forms and templates to incorporate into your shared governance process. You’ll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials and tools.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
- Senior nurse executives
- Nurse managers
- Staff nurses
- ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®* project directors
Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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