title: A cost-benefit analysis of shared governance.
abstract: Shared governance is one of several strategies promoted by and to nurse executives as critical to retention of professional nurses and important in maintaining quality of care. Thus far, few studies have examined the various financial aspects of this type of decision-making structure. This article identifies a framework for cost analysis and reports the cost-benefit relationship of implementing a shared governance model over a 5-year period.
authors.affiliation: Mercy Health Care, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: DeBaca
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tornabeni
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States