Shared governance is a model of organizational structure in which staff nurses are ____
a. Employed to establish mutual goals with clients
b. Empowered through autonomy and accountability
c. Engaged in problem-solving strategies and techniques
d. Equipped with evaluative thinking methodologies
B
Shared governance is a model of organizational structure in which staff nurses are empowered through autonomy and accountability. Although answer c—"Engaged in problem-solving strate-gies and techniques"—may be true, shared governance encompasses more, such as peer evalua-tion or recruitment and retention activities.
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