The terms Shared Governance, Shared Leadership and Shared Decision-Making are frequently used interchangeably. Shared governance provides a framework for empowerment based on four primary principles: Partnership, Accountability, Ownership and Equity at the point of service. Empowering Parkland nursing staff through shared leadership is essential to improving patient, staff, and organizational outcomes. Parkland nursing is committed to building and sustaining an environment that enables interdisciplinary collaboration, ensures excellent, high quality patient care and promotes positive work life experiences.Shared Governance Principles Partnership: Fosters collaborative relationships among healthcare providers and patients along all points in the system. Accountability: Is the core of shared governance. Fosters responsibility and evaluation of role performance. Ownership: Is the commitment to participate and own one's contribution to purposeful work. Equity: No one role is more important...
