Description

How a 19-hospital, rural and urban based health system has improved nurse retention, increased job satisfaction by 6 points through targeted strategies identified by frontline nurses. Our multi-tiered shared governance program provides all nurses a voice in the decisions impacting nursing practice, processes, and patient care. This presentation will describe the structures supporting enterprise-wide engagement, inclusion, and leadership throughout our 19-hospital system. We will showcase program and committee structure, communication and decision-making processes, and staff and patient outcomes.

 

Learning Objectives

  • Identify strategies and tools to immediately employ at their facility to engage nurses at all levels in the decision-making process.
  • Identify strategies to communicate and disseminate information about clinical nurse decision making which improve job satisfaction and retention.

 

NCC Codes

  • Inpatient Antepartum Nursing (RNC-IAP) – Professional Practice (Code 4)
  • Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB®) – Professional Practice (Code 6)
  • Low Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-LRN(R)) – Professional Practice (Code 5)
  • Maternal Newborn Nursing (RNC-MNN®) – Professional Practice (Code 4)
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC®) – Professional Practice (Code 4)
  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC®) – Professional Practice (Code 5)
  • Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner (WHNP-BC®) – Professional Practice (Code 5)

 

Nursing Contact Hours

1.0 nursing contact hours (CNE available through 09/15/2025)

 

Presenters:

Sharon Keck, MSN RNC-OB, C-EFM, CLC, Longmont United Hospital

 

AWHONN Accreditation Statement 

The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Accredited status does not imply endorsement by AWHONN or ANCC of any commercial products displayed or discussed in conjunction with an educational activity. AWHONN is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider # CEP580.

 

Tags: Communication, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging, Patient Safety and Professional Development 

 

Disclosures:?No commercial support or sponsorship was received for this presentation. The AWHONN nurse planner, contributors, and reviewers report no relevant financial or commercial conflicts related to this educational activity.

 

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