Shared governance strategic planning retreat

Moving Shared Governance to the Next Level

“…Individual unit-level councils allow the clinical team members of the unit to identify and resolve the problems of the patient care and work environments they work in 9 . However, individual unit-level councils can vary in effectiveness 10 . Ineffective unit and organization-wide councils that do not allow clinical nurses to own accountability for their practice negatively influence staff participation and buy-in 11 …”

Successful strategic planning

“…When designing a retreat, consider who needs to participate, where the retreat will be held, who will facilitate it, what needs to be on the agenda, what education and support are necessary, and the desired objectives. 2 Retreats should be educational, inspirational, and engaging.…”

Establishing Unit-Based Councils in Occupational Health

“…Unit-based councils (UBCs) are a viable way to advance shared governance principles in workplace settings to exact change (Guanci & Medeiros, 2018). The UBC may consist of some or all staff from a unit, or staff from multiple units within an organization.…”

“…Planning is a key step when establishing a UBC, as implementation of this shared governance strategy requires not only valuable time commitments, but development of strategies to safeguard team buy-in and accountability. By-laws are useful at this stage to clearly define the team, overarching goals, and responsibilities (Guanci & Medeiros, 2018). Team champions, as noted by Miech et al (2018), are commonly used to promote and motivate participation among peers.…”

“…Regardless of the location of the UBC team members and means by which they connect, critical teamwork interactions and collaboration are possible and should be assessed. The UBC agenda is distributed to council members a week prior to the meeting to enhance preparation and further promote input from the varied perspectives and experiences of UBC team members (Guanci & Medeiros, 2018, p. 24). The UBC agenda should outline the ideas generated and adopted by the OH team members.…”