Welcome to the Forum for Shared Governance — the only resource for nursing shared governance accreditation, research, education, and professional governance tools worldwide.
On the right, you can see C.J. Newton, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Director of Accreditation, representing the Forum at the annual Arkansas Organization of Nurse Leaders at CHI St Vincent Infirmary, Little Rock, AR, where the Forum was a sponsor.
Meanwhile, I want to share my recent podcast with the Think Factory, where I had a chance to discuss my current thoughts on shared professional governance…Dr Bob Hess
Meet our newest board member, another super nurse: Diana Cristina Castellanos Uribe is a Colombian nurse executive, international consultant, educator, and thought leader whose work has advanced professional nursing practice across Latin America. She is recognized for leading Colombia’s first ANCC Magnet® Recognition, guiding the first healthcare organization in Latin America to achieve Forum for Shared Governance Accreditation, and developing one of the world’s top five clinical leadership models recognized by the International Hospital Federation (IHF).
Find out what’s happening with the NELP, VERRAN & FORUM teams
The Forum for Shared Governance’s Accreditation Program for Professional Governance continues to grow, adding new international organizations:
Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (Colombia), Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (Saudi Arabia), Fahd Military Medical Complex (Saudi Arabia),
and King Hussein Cancer Center (Jordan – first reaccreditation).
See if you have what it takes to become accredited by the Forum! You might consider using our Council Health Survey:
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- Council Health to Transform Shared Governance Processes (2020)
- Council Health Survey During COVID-19 (2022)
- Effectiveness of Shared Governance Councils (2022)
- The ELEVATE Study (2023)
- Implementing Unit-Based Councils (2024)
- Hess Index Study (2025)
- From Frustration to Function: Standardizing Tools and Education in Nursing Governance (2026)
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