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Ryan graduated from his BSN program about 18 months ago and hasbeen working on a surgical unit in a large Magnet™ hospital. Hebelongs to his state nurses association and the Academy ofMedical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN). He recently moved to another townfor graduate school and took a job in a small community hospital.The new chief nursing officer is trying to create a sharedgovernance structure. The nursing staff seems disinterested inparticipating in such a governance structure. Some of them complainthat they do not want to “think” about nursing beyond what theyhave to do at the bedside. Ryan served on the practice council atthe hospital where he worked after graduation. The nurses he workswith now are discouraging him from volunteering to serve on one ofthe new councils being formed to implement shared governance. He isfrustrated by his colleagues’ lack of interest in participating indecision making about nursing care. He wonders if this is the rightplace for him to work while in his graduate program. Although thishospital is closely affiliated with the school of nursing where heis a graduate student, the nurses on his unit openly challenge thewisdom of his decision to pursue a graduate degree.
1. What resources should Ryan use to gain support for his desireto participate in the new shared governance structure?
2. If Ryan wants to test the job market to find a position in amore positive nursing work environment, what resources can heuse?
3. Ryan has been subjected to a lot of questions and negativecomments by some of the senior staff nurses about his graduatestudies. They tend to negate the importance of advancing one’snursing education. How can he redirect their comments?