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Problem Statement: The University of Utah Health Department of Nursing is pursuing Magnet designation, which requires approaches that create, implement, and maintain evidence-based practices (EBP) in nursing, representing a growth opportunity. When the nursing department developed a program for shared governance, also known as participatory management, they sought to build systems within this structure to promote these nursing science cultures and activities. Goal. Create and operationalize a council within the new shared governance framework to advance nursing science within the Department of Nursing. Objectives included establishing membership and leadership, setting priorities, assessing members' educational needs, and recommending an EBP model for the department. Actions Taken. Adopted several measures to advance the council, including council member recruiting, a co-chair election, setting council goals, conducting a council learning needs assessment, identifying training resources, and selecting evidence-based practice (EBP) model options for the nursing department. Results. Several positive results followed over twelve months, including selecting council members, appointing council co-chairs, identifying council member learning needs and selecting relevant training materials, initiating the training, recommending an EBP model and getting it approved for the nursing department, and completing council goals. Conclusions. Shared governance programs can support advancing nursing science initiatives. |
