Publisher's Synopsis
"Shared Governance Implementation Manual" is a practical workbook for planning and implementing a shared governance organizational model. It provides specific step-by-step guidance for assessing the current organization and climate, developing a new organizational structure, defining and implementing the role of the nurse manager, incorporating quality assurance, evaluation, education and research, integrating the new nursing service, and developing realistic schedules for implementation.;The book features guidelines for assessing individual's expectations and readiness for change; detailed descriptions of committee structures and functions that are essential to the shared governance system; details on how to incorporate quality assurance and evaluation activities in a shared governance system; and analysis of the roles of education and research in a shared governance system. The book is intended for nurse managers.
