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1Author Affiliation: Director, Magnet Recognition Program®, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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|February 22, 2019
Summary
Nurses are highly trusted healthcare professionals ideally suited for board service. This article explores a national initiative to increase nurse participation on boards, benefiting nurses, hospitals, and communities.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Leadership
- Nursing Administration
- Health Policy
Background:
- Nurses are the largest segment of the healthcare workforce and are consistently ranked as the nation's most trusted profession.
- Despite their qualifications and frontline experience, nurses are underrepresented on healthcare boards.
- This underrepresentation limits valuable nursing perspectives in healthcare governance and decision-making.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine a nationwide effort aimed at increasing the number of nurses serving on healthcare boards.
- To explore the multifaceted benefits of board service for nurses, healthcare organizations, and the communities they serve.
- To identify actionable strategies for Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs) to integrate board service opportunities into nursing leadership development programs.
Main Methods:
- Review of a nationwide initiative focused on nurse board participation.
- Analysis of the advantages of board service for nurses, hospitals, and communities.
- Identification of CNO-led strategies to promote and facilitate nurse board engagement.
Main Results:
- Board service offers significant benefits to nurses, enhancing their leadership skills and influence.
- Hospitals and healthcare systems gain valuable insights and improved governance through nurse board representation.
- Communities benefit from healthcare decisions informed by frontline nursing expertise and patient advocacy.
Conclusions:
- Increasing nurse participation on boards is crucial for effective healthcare governance and policy.
- Chief Nursing Officers play a pivotal role in championing and facilitating board service for nurses.
- Strategic integration of board work into nursing leadership programs can address the current gap in representation.