title: Developing a robust professional practice model using a shared governance approach.
abstract: This article describes the development and implementation of a framework for nursing practice in a freestanding children's hospital and the subsequent improvement process used to transition that framework into a robust professional practice model (PPM). The development of a PPM encompassing all aspects of nursing in all clinical settings is an important milestone on a successful Magnet journey. Strategies for linking the PPM to core processes and structures of nursing are shared. Plans for further study to demonstrate the relationship of a PPM to patient outcomes are discussed.
authors: Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA. linda.latta@seattlechildrens.org
authors: Linda C
authors: LC
authors: Latta
authors: Sallie
authors: S
authors: Davis-Kirsch
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D054976:Clinical Governance; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States