Professional Practice - Inova Alexandria Hospital
Shared Governance
A fundamental requirement of an organization is to have an effective shared governance structure.
Shared Governance is a decision-making model focused on empowering the nurses who care for the patients, the frontline of decision making.
The Shared Governance councils are comprised of clinical nurses, clinical nurse educators, clinical nurse specialist with representation from each nursing unit. The Inova Alexandria Hospital (IAH) council also has interprofessional colleagues from pharmacy, laboratory services, infection prevention, physical therapy, informatics, respiratory, and quality as ad-hoc members.