Magnet Recognition

Benefits to Nurses

1. Autonomy in clinical practice decision making. 2. Participation in nursing leader ship and organizational decision making. 3. Adequate nursing staffing. 4. Higher RN job satisfaction. 5. Enhanced nurse-physician collaboration. 6. Integration of professional models of care. 7. Decreased needle-stick injuries

Benefits to Patients

1. Decreased length of stay 2. Increased patient/family satisfaction 3. Decreased risk of falls, medication errors, and post procedure complications. 4. Reduced family complaints 5. Higher quality of nursing care 6. Confidence in the hospital because it has obtain the highest honor awarded for nursing care.

3 goals of magnet recongition

1. Promoting quality in a setting that supports professional practice. 2. Identifying excellence in the delivery of nursing services to patients. 3. Disseminating "best practices" in nursing services.

14 Forces of Magnetism

1. Quality of nursing leadership 2. Organizational structure 3. Management style 4. Personnel policies and programs 5. Professional models of care 6. Quality of care 7. Quality improvement 8. Consultation and resources 9. Autonomy 10. Community and Health Care Organizations 11. Nurses as teachers 12. Image of nursing 13. Interdisciplinary relationships 14. Professional development

5 key components of the Magnet Recognition conceptual model

1. Transformational Leadership (forces 1 & 3) 2. Structural Empowerment (2, 4, 10, 12, 14) 3. Exemplary Professional Practice (5, 8, 9, 11, 13) 4. New knowledge, innovations, & improvements (7) 5: Empirical Outcomes (6)

When was the Magnet Recognition Program created?

1994

How does a hospital receive magnet designation?

4 phases: application, submission of written documentation and evaluation, site visit, magnet decision

Study results

41 magnet hospitals were selected based on their ability to attract and retain registered nursing staff. Traits: CNE was member of highest decision making body in organization, nursing was organized as flat structure with minimal layers of hierarchy, decision making related to staffing and patient care was decentralized to include staff nurses at the unit level, administration supported the nurses' decisions regarding patient care, and good communication existed between nurses and physicians.

Magnet Designated Organizations

448 hospitals in the world; in every US state; Australia, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, New Zeeland, and Canada.

2008

A new vision and a new conceptual model that group the 14 forces of magnetism into five key components

2000

Expanded to recognize healthcare organizations abroad

History

In the 1980s the American Academy of nursing conducted a national research study to identify hospitals that had high retention rates and were able to recruit nurses despite the nursing shortage. Attempted to identify organizational and nursing administration attributes responsible for that success.

Early 1990s

Nursing emphasize best practices, benchmarking, and quality outcomes data. Renewed interest in the magnet concept.

1991

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) was established to provide a process for both individual and organizations to seek accreditation, certification, and the recognition the profession needed.