title: Development of a unit-based practice committee: a form of shared governance.
abstract: Nursing leaders at one facility challenged staff nurses in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) to implement a modified process of shared governance, a model that allows staff nurses to influence their practice. As a result of this initiative, PACU nurses were able to collaborate with other perioperative staff members, ultimately increasing patient safety. Successes included increased staff nurse participation in educational projects; increased interdisciplinary collaboration; personal and professional development for the nurses involved; and recognition from a highly esteemed, national organization.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Practice Committee, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin Alt
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Styer
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D011997:Recovery Room / Q000458:organization & administration*