title: Shared faculty governance: a decision-making framework for evaluating the DNP.
abstract: The concept of shared governance was used to frame the dialogue and decision-making process around the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at a leading School of Nursing. This article reports the process used to support dialogue around the DNP so that an informed decision could be made. The shared governance process promoted reflective conversation within the entire faculty and, in the end, supported the decision-making related to the DNP.
authors.affiliation: AcademicPrograms, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. dorrie.fontaine@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Dorrie K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Stotts
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saxe
authors.forename: Meg
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D054976:Clinical Governance; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D012579:Schools, Nursing