Setting up an organizational struct

Setting up an organizational structure that contributes to nurses’ control over practice requires "open communication processes among nurses, physicians, and administrators…on hospital policy and procedure committees, fostering "strong, productive nurse-physician relationships," and providing for "the interdisciplinary richness needed for effective patient care policies and procedures" (Hinshaw, 2002, p. 95). Using IBB as a bargaining strategy can set the foundation for such collaborative relationships.