Governance Councils

• Coordinating Council: Purpose – To provide a forum for the sharing of reports and information among all shared governance councis.
• Amplify, Build, and Connect Council: Purpose - The Nursing Amplify, Build, and Connect Council is committed to building and nurturing a nursing community filled with varying perspectives, talents, and experiences working together to deliver on the Cook Promise.
• Nursing Evidence-Based Practice & Research Council: Purpose – To act as an advising body to promote, facilitate, and evaluate research and publication activities that enhance the practice of evidence-based nursing to improve patient care/outcomes.
• Nursing Executive Council: Purpose – To communicate information and coordinate activities among the nursing units and shared governance councils. To develop, disseminate, and implement a nursing strategic plan in conjunction with the Cook Children's Medical Center strategic plan.
• Nurse Manager Council: Purpose – To facilitate open forum for dialogue between nursing units and other clinical areas, and to develop strategic plans for implementing change that affects patient care.
• Nurse Practice Council: Purpose – Provides a forum for discussion among the unit council chairs, shares and reports information from all unit councils and facilitates communication back to the areas represented.
• Nursing Staffing Advisory Council: Purpose – To support the provision of quality patient care in a safe, cost-effective manner by appropriately using qualified and skilled personnel. To solicit and receive input from nurses on the development, ongoing monitoring, and evaluation of the staffing plan.
• Patient Services Policy and Procedures Council: Purpose – Ensure that our policies are evidence-based, clinically applicable, and supportive of the mission and vision of Cook Children's Medical Center.
• Professional Development Council: Purpose – A collaborative council comprised of multidisciplinary educators committed to the facilitation of evidence-based education that supports innovation, learning, mentoring, advancement in critical thinking, and professional development.
• Quality Improvement Council: Purpose – Committed to monitoring and continuously improving the quality of our family-centered nursing care to ensure patient outcomes that improve the health of every child.
• Rewards & Recognition Council: Purpose – Inspire excellence through recognition and appreciation of nurses whose commitment to caring is demonstrated by exemplary family-centered nursing practice that results in improved healthcare outcomes of every child.

Proudly Shared Governance Accredited!

Our Nursing Department is proud to be officially accredited in Shared Governance. This recognition validates our collaborative practice model, where bedside nurses actively partner with leadership to drive clinical standards, workplace environment improvements and patient care quality. Earning this accreditation reflects our staff's dedication to continuous improvement, professional autonomy and evidence-based practice. Learn more about shared governance here.