Shared Governance and the Case for Nurse-Led Practice Choices
Few concerns in nursing practice create as much quiet disappointment as choices made far from the bedside. A paperwork change appears in the electronic record. A supply procedure shifts. A policy is modified to resolve one problem but creates 2 more during a night shift. Nurses are then expected to adapt quickly, describe the modification to coworkers, and keep care moving without interruption. When that pattern repeats typically enough, personnel stop feeling like experts