Exam 14: Decentralization Shared Governance

Shared governance is a vehicle for engaging organizations and creating the necessary forums and intersections that assure the decisions and actions remain dynamic and as close to the point of service as possible. Shared governance promotes:

The instruments that give voice to the organization's philosophy include which of the following (select all that apply)?

Which of the following leadership styles is best suited for implementation of a shared governance structure?

The councilor model:

A nurse works in the critical care unit (CCU). She enjoys being on the unit charge nurse team, the recruitment and retention team, and the peer evaluation team. The recruitment and retention team is responsible for hiring new employees into the CCU. The five-member team, consisting of three registered nurses (RNs), a unit clerk, and a nurse's aide, conduct the interviewing process with key questions that were developed by the team. This is an example of:

Traditionally, nurses have worked in strong, hierarchical institutions with centralized decision-making and clear authority structures, rigid approval mechanisms, and extensive policies and procedures that have resulted in barriers to creating a shared governance system. Such barriers include:

Shared governance has far-reaching implications for today's health care environment. Patients benefit due to (select all that apply):