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April 27-28, 2017 Las Vegas, USA
19th Global Nursing Education Conference
Volume 6, Issue 2 (Suppl) J Nurs Care
ISSN: 2167-1168 JNC, an open access journal Global Nursing Education 2017
April 27-28, 2017
Effectiveness of implementing shared governance on turnover rates
Salma Alshammari
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA
One of the most common issues affecting the performance and productivity of healthcare facilities is nursing staff turnover.
High rates of nursing staff turnover in healthcare facilities is a recent concern that may have negative impacts on nursing staff,
patients, and healthcare organizations. Many of factors lead to increase nursing turnover rates such as nurses’ dissatisfaction, lack
of engagement, and poor communication in the workplace. Although many solutions for reducing turnover rate are utilized, the
percentages of turnover rates among nursing staff are still a major issue. Since many members of nursing staff cannot become involved
in any decision making processes or share their ideas in healthcare sectors, nurses leave their jobs in order to find another workplace
where the environment and job satisfaction are better. As a result, implementing of shared-governance principles is an effective
strategy that has been recommended by various researchers for enhancing nursing satisfaction and retention rates. The aim of this
presentation is to discuss the effectiveness of implementing shared-governance principles on turnover rates. Therefore, implementing
of shared governance can provide nurses with an opportunity for involving into organizational decisions that influence the outcomes
of quality health care.
Biography
Salma Alshammari received Bachelor’s degree in Nursing Sciences from University of Hail in Saudi Arabia, and Master’s degree in Nursing Administration from
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA. She is currently working as Teaching Assistant/Clinical Instructor at Shaqra University, College of Applied Medical
Sciences. Her teaching interests include supervising students in the clinical settings in Nursing Administration Course and Community Health Nursing Course. Her
role is helping nursing students in identifying their learning needs, strengths and limitations, and they select learning opportunities that will improve their knowledge.
Her primary research interests are in the field of decreasing turnover rates among nursing staff through improving their job satisfaction. In her free time, she works
as a Volunteer in a nursing home, Indiana PA, and a member in Toastmaster International Club.
Salma Alshammari, J Nurs Care 2017, 6:2 (Suppl)