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Effect of Shared Governance on Nurse-Sensitive Indicator and Satisfaction Outcomes: An International Comparison
Karen Gabel Speroni1, Kirsten Wisner, Amy Stafford
1Author Affiliations : Nursing Research Consultant, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and Adjunct Faculty (Dr Speroni), Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland; Magnet® Program Director (Dr Wisner), Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System; Clinical Nurse Educator, Perioperative Services, and Infection Preventionist (Dr Stafford), University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, Easton, Maryland; Magnet® Program Director (Ms Haines), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Chief Nursing Officer (Dr Al-Ruzzieh), King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan; and Senior Director Hospital Capacity Management & Emergency Nursing Services (Dr Walters), Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Associate Professor (Dr Budhathoki), School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Objective:
Researchers examined associations between Index for Professional Nursing Governance (IPNG) scores and outcomes, by US and international hospitals.
Background:
Nursing governance and effects on nurse-related outcomes are not well studied.
Methods:
Associations were evaluated using average IPNG scores from 2170 RNs and nurse-sensitive indicators (NSIs) and patient and RN satisfaction outcomes (n = 205 study units, 20 hospitals, 4 countries).
Results:
International units had better IPNG shared governance scores (113.5; US = 100.6; P < 0.001), and outcomes outperforming unit benchmarks (6 of 15, 40.0%; US = 2 of 15, 13.3%). Shared governance significantly outperformed traditional governance for 5 of 20 (25.0%) US outcomes (patient satisfaction = 1, RN satisfaction = 4) and for 3 of 11 (27.3%) international (patient satisfaction = 1, RN satisfaction = 2). Internationally, self-governance significantly outperformed traditional governance and shared governance for 5 of 12 (41.7%) outcomes (NSI = 2, patient satisfaction = 3).
Conclusions:
Shared governance is a strategy that can be considered by nurse leaders for improving select outcomes.
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