Nurses at the table: A naturalistic inquiry of nurses on governing boards
| Autor: | Maria F. Murt, Anne M. Krouse, Shirlee Drayton-Brooks, Mary Baumberger-Henry |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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education Nurse's Role 03 medical and health sciences Patient safety 0302 clinical medicine Voting Health care Humans Quality (business) 030212 general & internal medicine health care economics and organizations General Nursing Qualitative Research media_common Medical education 030504 nursing business.industry Corporate governance humanities Governing Board Leadership Feeling Table (database) Patient Safety 0305 other medical science business Psychology Delivery of Health Care Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Nursing forum. 54(4) |
| ISSN: | 1744-6198 |
| Popis: | In an environment in which there is little or no nursing presence on governing boards in healthcare organizations (HCOs), physicians, and nonclinicians take responsibility for keeping the other board members apprised of the quality of patient care, including nursing-generated, patient safety initiatives. Governing boards in HCOs are either not appointing nurses to governing boards or are not appointing nurses in numbers that are commensurate with the size and vital contributions of the profession. As a result, competent nursing professionals with an intimate understanding of quality care and patient safety are not in decision-making roles that may redesign health care and improve patient care. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe experiences of nurse board members who hold governing board appointments in HCOs, and to describe the facilitators of and barriers to holding governing board appointments, as experienced by those nurse board members. This novel research employed naturalistic inquiry to explore the experiences of 12 nurse board members who held appointments with voting privileges in HCOs. From the interview data emerged four distinct themes: leveraging relationships and networking, valuing the mission of the board, feeling respected for my participation, and committing to board work. Facilitators of and barriers to governing board appointments were suggested. Findings validated the few previous research studies found in the literature and have implications for nursing leadership and governance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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