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Leveraging Professional Governance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Beverly Hancock1, Cathy Catrambone, Karen M Mayer
1Author Affiliations: Senior Director, Leadership Development (Dr Hancock), American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), Chicago, Illinois; Associate Professor and Associate Chair (Dr Catrambone) and Assistant Professor (Dr Mayer), Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois; Nursing Excellence Liaison (Dr Mayer) and President of the Professional Nursing Staff (Ms Hoskins), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Past President, Nursing Professional Governance Organization (Term for 2019-2020), RN3, Lake Street Primary Care Office, Rush Oak Park Physicians Group (Ms Chierici), and Director, Ambulatory Nursing, Nursing Practice and Magnet Performance, Department of Patient Care Services (Ms Start), Rush Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park, Illinois.
Abstract:
Dynamic nursing leadership and engagement of nursing at all levels are critical to effective care delivery. During the COVID-19 crisis, many organizations suspended non-COVID-related meetings, including professional governance councils where practice decisions are made. This article highlights how shared or professional governance was leveraged during this global pandemic at a large academic medical center and community hospital effectively sustaining autonomous nursing practice while responding to a rapidly changing environment and impacting quality patient care.
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