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Exploring Shared Governance for an Academic Nursing Setting.

Carol Boswell, Laura Opton, Donna C Owen

    The Journal of Nursing Education
    |April 7, 2017
    PubMed
    Summary

    Implementing shared governance in nursing academia enhances job satisfaction, empowerment, and engagement, fostering a healthier work environment for faculty and staff. This model is crucial for organizational resilience and innovation.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Education
    • Organizational Psychology
    • Academic Administration

    Background:

    • A positive work environment is vital for employee satisfaction and organizational performance.
    • Understanding factors influencing a healthy work environment is critical in academic settings.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review existing literature on job satisfaction, empowerment, and work engagement.
    • To explore their influence on a faculty and staff academic shared governance model.
    • To assess the impact on creating a healthy work environment within a school of nursing.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review of PubMed (1975-2014) and ERIC (2006-2016).
    • Inclusion of articles from reference lists of selected publications.
    • Analysis of definitions and descriptions of shared governance in academic contexts.

    Main Results:

    • Shared governance models in academic settings can positively influence job satisfaction.
    • Empowerment and work engagement are key components influenced by shared governance.
    • The development of a faculty and staff shared governance model supports a healthy work environment.

    Conclusions:

    • A shift towards inclusive shared governance is essential for nursing academia's resilience.
    • This approach fosters innovation by utilizing the skills of all members.
    • Novel, inclusive strategies are needed to enhance academic workplaces.

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