Governance & DAO Structure
Governance Foundations
Principles and Values
NurseKnowsNurse™ operates under a nurse-led governance framework grounded in professional nursing values, ethical decision-making, and evidence-informed judgment.
The organization emphasizes responsible stewardship, mission alignment, and a commitment to public-interest outcomes across research, innovation, and collaborative initiatives.
This foundation reflects a belief that effective governance in health-related work must be human-centered and culturally responsive, and guided by clinical and community-informed perspectives.
Strategic Direction and Accountability
Strategic direction is guided by organizational leadership, with structured input from clinical experts, research collaborators, and community stakeholders. Governance processes are designed to clarify roles and responsibilities, support accountable decision-making, and ensure alignment between mission, activities, and partnerships.
This approach enables NurseKnowsNurse™ to balance distributed participation with clear leadership responsibility as the organization evolves.
Distributed Structure in Practice
NurseKnowsNurse™ adopts a distributed organizational structure that enables collaborative participation while maintaining coherence and accountability across initiatives.
Decision-making authority is exercised through defined leadership roles, cross-functional working groups, and project-based coordination rather than centralized control. Decision-making within NurseKnowsNurse™ is responsibility-based, grounded in clearly defined roles and accountability for outcomes, rather than voting- or token-based mechanisms.
As a growing organization, NurseKnowsNurse™ continuously refines its governance and structural practices to support transparency, adaptability, and responsible collaboration across regional, cultural, and regulatory contexts.
This structure is designed to support collaboration, accountability, and responsible scalability across programs and regions.