American Nurses Credentialing Center

Length: 1000 – 1250 words

Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA format. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment. Your essay must include an introduction and a conclusion.

References: Use appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. At least two (2) scholarly sources should be utilized in this assignment.

wer in Organizations

Have you ever been involved in union organizing, collective bargaining, or worked in a union shop? If so, share your experience. If not, locate a scholarly journal article that describes collective bargaining and describe how it works within an organization.

Have you ever worked in a healthcare facility that had Magnet accreditation, or had experience with shared governance? If so, share your experience. If not, locate a scholarly journal article that describes shared governance and explain how it could be implemented in your current facility.

Requirements: 1000 – 1250

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hospitals (Bliss-Holtz, Winter and Scherer, 2014). I have worked in a healthcare facility that received magnet status to promote a culture of shared governance. This working environment allowed employees, mainly nurses, to be involved in effective decision-making. There are several ways in which the hospital I worked in implemented shared governance to achieve the magnet accreditation. Through transformation leadership, the institution promoted advanced and qualified nurses into leadership roles within each department. Their roles involved advocating for the needs of the patients and demonstrating strong leadership skills. The selected leadership nursing teams were engaged in reforming healthcare policies and suggesting innovations and approaches improve patient outcomes.  Through shared governance, nurse managers were allowed to make decisions that led to cohesion, thus smoothening the collaboration and teamwork flow.

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