title: Shaping future nurse leaders through shared governance.
abstract: The progression of five professional nurses from shared governance council chairs to unit director positions and the progression of three nurses from shared governance council chairs to clinical nurse specialist roles in an 18-year period provide compelling evidence of the impact shared governance has provided in the development of future nurse leaders in our organization. The collective wisdom of those who have lived this experience suggests that the opportunities inherent in these clinical nurse leadership roles make this a logical progression, including getting noticed and nudged, developing an understanding of the big picture, developing a results orientation, and substantial skill acquisition.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, St Mary's Hospital, 700 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53715, USA. Joan_Beglinger@ssmhc.com
authors.forename: Joan Ellis
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Beglinger
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hauge
authors.forename: Sheryl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ziebarth
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association; D002322:Career Mobility; D054976:Clinical Governance / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003406:Credentialing; D003479:Curriculum; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016519:Hospitals, Religious; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014922:Wisconsin