Engagment
A brief timed synopsis of Unit Council meeting material to be disseminated to staff.
What are Meeting Minutes?
This document collaborates with staff that supports unit goals and priorities.
What is a Unit Charter?
This role, selected for a two-year tenure, assists the lead in performing duties and assumes the lead’s responsibilities when absent.
What is a co-chair?
A list of topics to be discussed or presented on for the upcoming meeting.
What is an Agenda?
Offer leadership development opportunities for active members.
What is professional development?
Staff Members are asked to provide three areas of concern or opportunities for improvement.
What is a problem list or suggestion box?
These individuals attend meetings, participate in discussions and decision-making, complete assigned tasks, share ideas for improvement, and communicate meeting information to colleagues.
What are Charter Members?
This role prepares meeting minutes, keeps track of attendance, and submits the minutes to the chairperson.
What is a Recorder
Unit council elected members will serve for one year with the option of accepting a second-year if re-elected. Elected members will assume office on January 1st. All terms will expire December 31st of the year elected to office.
What is term of Office?
Celebrate daily wins and acknowledge publicly.
What are huddle shoutouts or staff shoutouts?
Start with an icebreaker or recognition of contributions.
What is making a Welcoming Environment?
This section of a unit council details meeting purpose, meeting frequency (include routine attendance), membership composition and responsibilities, decision-making by consensus, and communication processes.
What are the Elements of the Charter?
This role is selected by membership for a two-year tenure and is responsible for planning agendas, presiding over meetings, calling special meetings, appointing ad hoc committees, and mentoring.
What is the Chair?
Representatives and alternates to the unit council will be selected by clinical nurses and patient care support staff via secret ballot.
What is an Election?
Recognize when the council achieves a major goal.
What is celebrating milestones?
Use of visuals, brainstorming activities, and polls during meetings.
What are interactive meetings?
This role ensures the agenda is followed and gives everyone a chance to speak without letting one person dominate.
What is the Gatekeeper?
This role challenges a consensus that may be forming too quickly without enough thought.
What is the Devil’s Advocate?
At the beginning of every year, all committees/councils should have a goal setting discussion to outline what they want to achieve in the coming year.
What is goal setting?
Unit staff vote through anonymous polling to nominate a unit team member for their excellent work.
What is employee of the month?
These actions include discussing the unit council to colleagues, educating staff about shared clinical decision-making, posting flyers or emails to recruit volunteers, and finding passionate individuals to participate.
What is promoting the Unit Council?
This concept involves shared responsibilities between nurse leaders and clinical nurses and is an essential structure for integrating self-regulation at the organizational level.
What is Shared Decision Making?
This role identifies and highlights areas of agreement among members.
What is the Consensus Builder?
To be able to serve on the unit council one must be a full or part time employee who has completed at least six months of employment.
What is Eligibility?
Members can send shoutouts and recognition of their colleagues through this NYP website.
What is Everyday Amazing?