title: Shared governance: a strategy for transforming organizations. Part 1.
abstract: In translating this to nursing, shared governance systems can be used to effectively implement transformational philosophies. The process is not easy; it does, however, offer new hope for realizing the maximum potential of nursing services within organizations and for effectively meeting the challenges presented by the complex changes occurring in our world. Part 2 of this series will address specific strategies for operationalizing transforming principles in a nursing organization.
mesh_terms: D001318:Authoritarianism; D006801:Humans; D007325:Institutional Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D007857:Leadership; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D012945:Social Values