Collaborative Decision Making at the Bedside

Our Collaborative decision-making process places the authority, responsibility and accountability for patient care with our clinicians.

Collaborative decision making is based on the beliefs that a shared vision and common goals lead to a highly committed and productive workforce, that participation is empowering and that people will make appropriate decisions when sufficient knowledge is known and communicated.

Because collaborative decision making is designed to optimize staff participation with unit based processes as well as organizational decision making within and across disciplines, the evaluation of its effectiveness is essential with how Nurses fell empowered to make a difference.