Decentralization and shared governance were strategies first introduced in the late 1970s. Shared governance is touted as a strategy to (select all that apply):
a. improve productivity.
b. empower staff nurses.
c. increase job satisfaction.
d. increase nursing turnover.
e. decrease staff nurse autonomy.
A, B, C
Shared governance is touted as a strategy to transform organizations, improve productivity, em-power staff nurses, enhance staff nurse autonomy, increase job satisfaction, and reduce nursing turnover. This was seen as a radical departure from the traditional hierarchical hospital manage-ment structure in which nurses had little authority, little voice in governance, and low control within the organization.
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