title: Implementing a shared governance model in the perioperative setting.
abstract: This article examines the existing literature about shared governance, particularly as it applies to the perioperative setting, and chronicles the process of implementing a shared governance model in one hospital's surgical services department. The goal of the implementation was to improve the department's efficiency and morale by transferring decision-making responsibilities to the staff level. Progress in the first 18 months of the project has been challenging, but results have been encouraging.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Services, Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Root
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D009013:Morale; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000451:nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*