{"id":438,"date":"2010-05-07T10:21:29","date_gmt":"2010-05-07T14:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/?p=438"},"modified":"2010-05-07T16:20:45","modified_gmt":"2010-05-07T20:20:45","slug":"shaping-the-future-of-nursing-at-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/2010\/05\/shaping-the-future-of-nursing-at-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaping the Future of Nursing at Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Critical care nurse Kate Wood during a recent council meeting.<\/p><\/div>\n

In June 2009, a team of 74 staff nurses, together with nursing leadership, met to develop a new shared governance model. A shared governance structure empowers nurses to control their practice and to participate in decision-making processes affecting their practice, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes.<\/p>\n

The nurses proposed a council model structure along with a mission and purpose for each council in the model. This team of nurses met again in October 2009 to expand on the work they started. At this time, a draft of the bylaws was formulated, and 10 staff nurses volunteered to be part of a transition team. The transition team was charged with finalizing the details for the new shared governance model, and to prepare the nursing staff for \u201cgo live\u201d in May 2010.<\/p>\n

Cooper nurses are encouraged to seriously consider joining a new council. Now is a great time to be a Cooper nurse and get involved in shaping the future of nursing at Cooper.<\/p>\n

Transition team members include:<\/p>\n