Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 4 , Pages 167-173, July 2008

Shared faculty governance: A decision-making framework for evaluating the DNP

  • Dorrie K. Fontaine, RN, PhD, FAAN

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dorrie K. Fontaine, RN, PhD, FAAN, University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, 2 Koret Way Box 0604, San Francisco, CA 94143.
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  • Nancy A. Stotts, RN, EdD, FAAN, CNS
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  • JoAnne Saxe, RN, MS, ANP
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  • Meg Scott, RN, MS, FNP

The concept of shared governance was used to frame the dialogue and decision-making process around the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at a leading School of Nursing. This article reports the process used to support dialogue around the DNP so that an informed decision could be made. The shared governance process promoted reflective conversation within the entire faculty and, in the end, supported the decision-making related to the DNP.

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PII: S0029-6554(08)00042-0

doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2008.02.008

Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 4 , Pages 167-173, July 2008

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