Shared Governance: A Practical Approach to Transform Professional Nursing Practice, Second Edition
Diana Swihart, PhD, DMin, MSN, CS, RN-BC, is a regional nurse at the Denver Office of Clinical Consultation and Compliance, Veterans Health Administration. She has served multiple terms both as an American Nurses Credentialing Center ANCC Magnet Recognition Program appraiser and as Treasurer for the National Nursing Staff Development Organization. She is currently an ANCC accreditation commissioner. She provided operational leadership for the shared governance processes for the Bay Pines VA in Bay Pines, FL, and served as a liaison to help facilitate the application of evidence-based practice and nursing research.