The CNS Role in Leading and Sustaining an Evidence-Based Professional Governance Structure

Building a Professional Governance structure that empowers staff to ask clinical questions, utilize the evidence to evaluate best practices and processes, and partner with interdisciplinary teams to improve the care provided to patients is key. CNSs can help lead and sustain PG while supporting staff to elevate and be accountable to their practice.

The learner will be able to:

• Describe the key components of a professional governance structure.
• Explain how a CNS can lead and mentor nurses in professional governance.
• Discuss how professional governance can improve nurse satisfaction and autonomy.

Participants must attend at least100% of the session and complete the evaluation question to receive continuing education credit.  If you have previously received contact hours for this presentation on October 18, 2024, you may view only (no contact hours will be awarded).   

Kent State University College of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

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• Illinois
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