The Concept of Professional Governance
Clavelle, J.T., Porter-O'Grady, T., Weston, M.J., & Verran, J. (2016). Evolution of structural empowerment: Moving from shared to professional governance. Journal of Nursing Administration, 46(6), 308-312. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000350.
Porter-O’Grady, T. & Clavelle, J. (2021). Transforming shared governance: Toward professional governance for nursing. Journal of Nursing Administration, 51 (4), 206-219. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000999
Porter O’Grady, T. & Clavelle, J. (2020) The structural framework for nursing professional governance: Foundation for empowerment. Nurse Leader, April 2020, 181-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2019.08.004.
The Verran Professional Governance Instrument
Weston, M.J., Verran, J.A., Clavelle, J., Porter O’Grady, T. (2018). Professional Governance Scale: Instrument development and content validity testing. Advances in Nursing Science, 41(2), 188-198. doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000200.
Weston, M.J., Meek, P., Verran, J.A., Brewer, B.B., Clavelle, J.T., Porter-O'Grady, T., Wong, B. (2022) The Verran Professional Governance Scale: confirmatory and exploratory analysis. Journal of Nursing Administration, 52(5):273-279. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001147. Epub 2022 Apr 14. PMID: 35420568.
Wisner, K., Kim, S., Meek, P.M., Tarasenko, L.M., Weston, M.J. & Porter O'Grady, T. (2024) Test-retest reliability of the Verran Professional Governance Scale©. Journal of Nursing Measurement, June 2024, doi: 10.1891/JNM-2023-0110
Porter-O'Grady, T., Weston, M.J., Clavelle, J.T. & Meek, P. (2022). The value of nursing professional governance: Researching the professional practice environment. Journal of Nursing Administration, 52(5):249-250. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001141. PMID: 35467589.
Lundmark, M., Antonsson L., Nobrell, A., Hommel, A. & Ramji, R. (2024). Measuring professional governance: The Swedish Version of the Verran Professional Governance Scale©. Journal of Nursing Administration, Nov 1;54(11):591-596. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001496. Epub 2024 Oct 11. Erratum in: Journal of Nursing Administration, 2025 Mar 1;55(3):181. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001554. PMID: 39393022.
Implementation of Professional Governance
Clavelle, J. & Tarasenko, L. (2024). Nurse leader practices that advance professional governance. Nurse Leader, 22(6), 740–745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2024.06.003
Use of the Verran Professional Governance Scale
Portratz, E., Bushaw, A., & Weston, M.J. (2025). Strengthening clinical practice through professional governance. Nurse Leader, 23(2), 196-200. doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2024.11.008