Nurse Practice Committee. The Nurse Practice Committee shall be inactive as long as nursing practice issues are being addressed by other Hospital standing committees. Should the above indicated condition change, the Nurse Practice Committee will be reinstituted and in such an event its purpose shall be to discuss and improve nursing practices at the Hospital. The Committee shall develop specific objectives to be reviewed by the Hospital Administration. The Committee shall be entirely composed of staff nurses plus one (1) representative from Nursing Administration. The members of the committee (excluding the Nursing Administration representative) will be elected by staff nurses. The Committee will be representative of all clinical areas and shifts. Organizational aspects of the Committee shall be determined by the committee. Each Committee member shall be given release or compensatory time at the straight time rate for the time spent attending committee meetings. This committee shall be advisory and will not discuss matters subject to collective bargaining or the Association's contract. Nurses shall have the responsibility for instituting the Nursing Practice Committee.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
