Shared Governance: A Practical Approach To Reshaping Professional Nursing Practice

The nursing field is full of leaders that have changed the processes of how things are done; laying the ground work for future nurses to follow and improve practice upon. These leaders influence the decision-making practice and help shape the profession for future nurses to continue to make a difference in their environment at all levels.

Tim Porter-O’Grady is one said leader. Mr. Porter-O’Grady started his career as a staff nursing on a neurology unit. He worked this position for three years and then moved to charge nurse, and furthering his career to supervisor (Ulrich, 2003). He continued his education throughout the years and obtained degrees in clinical leadership, 2 doctorate degrees in Learning Behavior and Organization and Systems Leadership, and a Doctor of Science degree in Advanced Practitioner of Gerontology. He has published over 175 professional journal articles and 24 books so far in his career. In additional to all these accomplishments he is a Board

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