Shared Governance and Nursing Professional Practice Model

The purpose of shared governance is to create a culture of nursing excellence that supports the mission, vision and values of Providence Saint John’s Health Center. As a partnership between direct care staff and nursing leadership, shared governance will support and facilitate quality and evidence-based nursing care for patients, families and the community.

Providence Saint John’s shared governance model and council structure:

• Clinical Practice Council (CPC)
• Morale, Wellness, and Recognition (MWR)
• Nursing Leadership Council (NLC)
• Nursing Research Council (NRC)
• Professional Advancement Council (PAC)
• Quality and Safety Council (QSC)

*Council Guidelines: 80% Direct Care Nurses, 20% Nursing Leadership (Exception NLC)

Hospital Committees

Hospital committees that address specific areas where Nursing has representation. Those areas include:

• Antibiotic Stewardship Committee
• Behavioral Health Committee*
• Board Quality and Patient Safety Committee
• Code Blue/Rapid Response Team Committee*
• Critical Care Committee
• Diversity Equity and Inclusion Council*
• Falls Committee*
• Green Team*
• Infection Prevention Committee
• Medication Safety Committee
• Neurotypical Care Committee
• One Legacy Committee*
• Patient Care and Safety*
• Quality and Patient Safety Committee
• Sepsis Steering Committee*
• ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Improvement Committee
• Stroke Committee & Task Force*
• Surgery Optimization Committee*
• Throughput Committee*
• Utilization Management Committee*
• Workplace Violence Nursing Committee*
• Workplace Violence Committee

*Chaired or co-chaired by a nurse

Nursing Professional Practice Model

Our Nursing Professional Practice Model is the driving force of nursing care at Providence Saint John’s Health Center; a schematic depiction of the theories and systems that describe, collaborate, communicate and develop professionally to provide the highest-quality care for those served by our hospital.

The model guides our decision-making, aligns nursing practice and aids in the recruitment and retention of nurses across the hospital by providing a visual representation of how we deliver patient care.

We developed our model with the input and ideas from a diverse group of nurse leaders and direct care nurses from various regions and disciplines alongside our shared governance leadership council. Using teachings and ideas from several prominent nursing theories – including Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, Kristen Swanson’s Theory of Caring and Mary Koloroutis’ Relationship-Based Care model – our team intertwined these theories to create a nursing practice model that is uniquely Providence Saint John’s, putting care and compassion at the forefront.