Nursing Professional Governance 2026
Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Nursing Professional Governance Workshop held on January 7th! Many teams were able to join us to get a head start on local committee goal setting.
For those that were unable to attend, we have created an On-Demand Workshop with a set of resources that local teams can use to hold their own goal setting session. We are asking teams to schedule time with their Nurse Manager/ Assistant Nurse Manager(s), Chair, Vice Chair, and other local leaders as appropriate to work through this content and complete local goal setting by the end of January.
Materials and handouts
Videos
- Video link: Introduction, Strategic Plan Connections
- Introduction with nursing strategic perspective, results of the 2025 Practice Environment Assessments, Verran Professional Governance Survey and Fuld site visit recommendations. This video also includes instructions for each team to set local committees up for success. This could be independently viewed prior to the team coming together.
- Videos for each quarter of the year with overviews of monthly topics and examples of goal setting. (We recommend viewing these together as a team.)
- Video Link: TSAM for Local NPG Committees
- Video Link: January- March Topics and Goal Setting
- Video Link: April- June Topics and Goal Setting
- Video Link: July- September Topics and Goal Setting
- Video Link: October- December Topics and Goal Setting
References:
Clavelle, J. T., O’Grady, T. P., Weston, M. J., & Verran, J. A. (2016). Evolution of Structural Empowerment: Moving From Shared to Professional Governance. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 46(6), 308–312. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26813681
Porter-O’Grady, T., Rollins, S., Bailey, K.D. (2025). Nursing Professional Governance: The Structure to Enable Professional Practice. Nurse Leader, 23 (6),
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Porter-O'Grady, T., Hancock, B., & Start, R. E. (2024). Advancing Professional Governance to Improve Health Outcomes. The Journal of nursing administration, 54 (7-8), 387–389. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001444
Porter-O’Grady, T., & Clavelle, J.T. (2020). The Structural Framework for Nursing Professional Governance:. Nurse Leader, 18, 181-189.
https://browzine.com/libraries/64/articles/358432737
Porter-O'Grady, Tim DM, EdD, APRN, FAAN, FACCWS; Pappas, Sharon PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN. The Nurse Executive's Role in Advancing Nursing Professional Governance: A Framework for Ownership, Accountability, and Partnership. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration 55(9):p 500-508, October 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001620
https://browzine.com/libraries/64/journals/30046/issues/624563479?showArticleInContext=doi:10.1097%2FNNA.0000000000001620
Start, Rachel E., et al. Professional Governance for Nursing: the Framework for Accountability, Engagement, and Excellence, Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, 2024. ProQuest. Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uva/detail.action?docID=31040274.
Wisner, K., Collins, A., & Porter-O'Grady, T. (2024). A Road Map for the Development of a Decisional Authority Framework for Professional Governance Using Accountability Grids. The Journal of nursing administration, 54(2), 79–85. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001386