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Applying the Magnet™ model to improve medication safety
A Baltimore hospital used the five Magnet components as a framework for transforming its bedside medication administration process. Involving directcare nurses in decision making was a key aspect…
Attaining Magnet status
The authors explain the program that has brought Magnet success to seven hospitals – so far.
Bassett Medical Center wins 2011 Magnet Prize®
At the National Magnet® Conference held October 4 to 6 in Baltimore, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and Cerner® Corporation announced Bassett Medical Center of Cooperstown, New…
Breathing life back into a medical ethics committee
Organizations pursuing Magnet® recognition must ensure the evidence supports the structures in place for frontline nurses to address ethical issues. What’s more, the organization’s nurses need to have a strong understanding of…
Bring on the heat!
Unit nurses take a creative approach to solving a clinical practice problem.
Cesarean birth reduction: EBP in action
Cesarean births (or cesarean deliveries) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as longer hospital stays and higher costs. Women experiencing their first pregnancy have a…
Characteristics of nursing excellence
What’s behind Magnet®-recognized organizations? By Lillee Gelinas, MSN, RN, CPPS, FAAN I’ve learned a lot through the years about the characteristics of healthcare organizations whose nursing excellence is evident,…
Creating a Magnet® culture using the ANA Code of Ethics
One hospital’s Magnet workgroup used a Code of Ethics program to transform nursing practice.
Culture trifecta: Building the infrastructure for Magnet® and just culture
At one community hospital, nurses, physicians, and administrators worked together to build the infrastructure for Magnet® and just culture into their organization, aiding their pursuit of healthcare excellence.
Discharge hospitality center
Patients ready for discharge frequently remain in their rooms for various reasons, such as waiting for transportation, outpatient medications, and durable medical equipment (DME). These delays lead to…
Dispelling common myths about ANCC’s Pathway to Excellence®
Is this program the right fit for your organization? Takeaways: Pathway to Excellence frequently asked questions are answered. Common myths are dispelled. The framework to benefit all healthcare…
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Elevate clinician voices through an interprofessional core council. Takeaways: Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts strive to improve healthcare for everyone. Health equity requires supporting nurses and providing…
Easing your way back to school
Place a checkmark on the line next to each statement that applies to you: You’ve seen how quickly your nursing knowledge becomes outdated. You’d like to join a…
Engaging nurses in scholarly work
Engaging nurses in scholarly work requires helping them understand its value and how research findings can ensure that their current practice reflects the best and most current approach…
From your ANA President
Nurses are natural innovators. Let’s recognize our strengths as innovators and share our ideas on multiple platforms.
Fusing Magnet® and just culture
The author describes the beneficial alignment of just culture concepts Magnet® principles.
Get ready for web-based electronic Magnet® document submission
According to the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the Magnet Recognition Program® “recognizes healthcare organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice.” As of…
Global nursing excellence shines at ANCC’s National Magnet Conference
Last October’s conference honored 40 newly designated and 64 redesignated Magnet organizations, announced the 2010 Magnet Prize recipient, honored Magnet Prize Honors winners, and recognized individual nurse leaders…
Going for the gold: The value of attaining Magnet recognition
Earning Magnet status brings an organization both external prestige and internal benefits.
Helping nurses to achieve nursing excellence
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association, provides individuals and organizations throughout the nursing profession with the resources they need to achieve…
How Magnet® designation affects nurse retention: An evidence-based research project
A positive work environment and nurse satisfaction can improve nurse retention.
Innovation at the frontline of nursing
Current healthcare challenges require reinvigorated frontline staff. The American Hospital Association’s 2023 Environmental Scan provides a comprehensive and sobering account of the current workforce crisis, specifically within hospitals.…
Journey of a novice Magnet® program director
The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® serves as the highest recognition of nursing excellence. The designation puts nurses at the forefront of influencing improved patient…
Lean tools and concepts reduce waste, improve efficiency
By putting lean principles in action, a health network has shortened stays, improved patient satisfaction, and decreased ED-to-bed times.
Learning from mistakes
Today’s healthcare organizations need to improve patient safety, which includes effectively communicating information to nurses about safety incidents and how to address them. After all, frontline nurses are…
LPNs in modified care delivery models
In 2019, Winslow and colleagues highlighted the integral role care delivery models (CDMs) play in a healthcare organization’s daily workflow and their direct impact on patient safety outcomes,…
Magnet journey creates parallel paths
Discover how the road to nursing excellence can also improve other departments.
Magnet Profiles
The Magnet Profiles section in this issue highlights various aspects of the Magnet Recognition Program® and provides information about specific Magnet facilities across the country. Magnet organizations are…
Magnet Recognition Program® update
The director of the National Magnet Recognition Program® previews the upcoming conference and reveals other activities at the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Magnet redesignation: A journey well worth taking
Nurses at one healthcare system set out to show appraisers how much their organization had matured since earning Magnet status.
Magnet® and COVID-19 response
Emergent change requires a framework that supports nurses. Takeaways: Settings enculturating the Magnet® framework were better able to cope with pandemic-related challenges. The pandemic healthcare environment requires bold…
Magnet® and the charge nurse role
Many organizations lack role-specific competency-based orientation, leaving nurses to learn on the job. Traditionally, nurses learn the charge nurse role over time as they progress from novice to…
Magnet® Nurses In Action: Clinical stars lead a successful professional practice program
The UEXCEL program has improved patient outcomes while developing nurse leadership and autonomy.
Magnet4Europe
Magnet4Europe (M4E), a European Union (EU)-funded project, includes more than 60 hospitals in six European countries (Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) and 67 U.S.…
Making the case for Magnet® designation to the C-suite
How to convince senior executives that the Magnet journey is well worth the expense
Medical magnets in new device for creating anastomosis
A device that uses a pair of magnets may be a safe and simple alternative to standard methods for creating an anastomosis, according to a study in the…
Modifying the Magnet model: The shape of things to come
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) rolls out a new model for its Magnet Recognition Program.
Modifying the Magnet model: The shape of things to come
Learn about the next-generation model for the Magnet Recognition Program.
More nurses are at the table
Pilot initiative shows significant growth in board service. (more…)
National Magnet Nurse of the Year® 2013 Award Winners
Learn more about these outstanding award winners.
National Magnet Nurse of the Year® 2015 award winners
Left to right: Dr. Michael L. Evans, President, ANCC; award winners June K. Amling, Christina M. Tussey, Cathy C. Cartwright, Toni M. Standley, and Michelle L. Witkop; Donna…
National Magnet Nurse of the Year™ 2012 award winners
The National Magnet Nurse of the Year™ awards from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) recognize the outstanding contributions of clinical nurses in each of the five Magnet“…
Night councils
Bring night-shift nurses to the shared governance table. Takeaways: Night-shift nurses frequently miss out on the benefits of shared governance and are left out of decisions because most…
Nursing peer review: Principles and practice
First defined more than 20 years ago, nursing peer review holds nursing practice to the highest standards.
Nursing peer review: Raising the bar on quality
A nursing peer-review process at a Magnet hospital drives exemplary outcomes and promotes a more professional environment.
One hospital’s “peanutty” path to Magnet designation
Find out how a peanut-butter taste test taught staff nurses about the research process.
Operationalizing Pathway to Excellence® standard for professional development
Strategies for developing a competent, collaborative staff. During this past year, nurses have been celebrated as heroes, receiving the well-deserved spotlight. Although long overdue, this recognition highlights the…
Operationalizing Pathway to Excellence® standard for shared decision-making
A principle that guides nursing practice. Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia, has been on a journey to promote a culture of interprofessional decision-making since before its first…
Operationalizing the Pathway to Excellence® quality standard
Engage new nurses to ensure a sense of shared responsibility. Takeaways: The Pathway to Excellence Program quality standard requires that organizations have hard-wired processes for benchmarking, quality improvement,…
Our Magnet site Visit
How preparation paved the way to success
Palliative care in the emergency department
Quality improvement project increases consultations. Takeaways: The fast-paced environment of the emergency department makes it difficult to have lengthy care goal conversations, even with patients who chronic, progressive…
Partnering for nursing advancement
Magnet4Europe represents the largest international implementation science initiative designed to leverage the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® model for improving work environments and clinician well-being in Europe. Partnerships…
Pathway to Excellence®: A framework to combat PTSD
This resource helps organizations create a positive practice environment. Takeaways: Workplace stress has an alarming impact on nurse well-being. Pathway to Excellence framework can serve as a framework…
Patient care assistant training
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that 195,400 RNs will leave the nursing profession from 2021 to 2031. Addressing this predicted nursing shortage will require innovative approaches…
Pivotal role of the Magnet® program director
Fanning the flames of nursing excellence. Celebrating Magnet® designation is a day like no other. Whether it’s the first, third, or fifth designation, this achievement—which represents quality, excellence,…
Retaining novice nurses
A dedicated new nurse council aids retention. Takeaways: High nurse turnover comes with costs that are great both to the nursing talent pool and to the financial resources…
Spotlight on nurse staffing, autonomy, and control over practice
This article kicks off our series that examines the distinguishing traits of Magnet hospitals and discusses strategies that can make healthcare facilities more “magnetic.”
Structural empowerment and the Magnet® Model: A perfect fit
Nursing literature abounds with descriptive and predictive studies of structural empowerment and its relationship to nurses’ trust, commitment, control over practice, intent to stay, productivity, job satisfaction, engagement,…
Succession planning for Magnet® Program Director
A written succession plan gives direction when developing successors for the director role.
The ABCs of nursing research
Alleviate barriers with collaboration. Takeaways: An organizational infrastructure promoting a culture of inquiry is essential to advance nursing science with research and dissemination of findings. Minimizing barriers increases…
The Magnet journey: A boost to professionalism among nurses
At a rural hospital working toward Magnet recognition, adopting shared decision-making governance increased nurses’ confidence and boosted interdisciplinary collaboration.
The Magnet® effect: Success in minimizing bloodstream infections
One hospital’s Magnet quest and several other factors came together to reduce the infection rate.
The Magnetizers: A team approach to Magnet®-focused teaching
Six direct-care nurses came together to teach hospital staff about the Magnet Recognition Program.®
The unintended consequences of being unremarkable
Did you make an investment in 2007 in your future? What nursing conference did you attend last year? Have you used anything from that conference to improve your…
Tips for thriving–not just surviving–on the night shift
Pay attention to sleep, nutrition, exercise, and your personal life. Takeaways: Night Council leadership saw a need to help night shift teammates have healthier lifestyles. The council addressed…
Tme magnetic matrix: Building blocks of Magnet™ hospitals
Even during a nursing shortage, building magnetism into a healthcare environment promotes better patient outcomes, lower mortality rates, and higher patient satisfaction. Although Magnet™ hospitals don’t escape the…
Uplifting clinical nurses through Magnet® exemplar writing
These contributions enhance engagement, empowerment, and professional development. Takeaways: Exemplar writing for the Magnet application requires reflection, evidence gathering, and research. Clinical nurse participation in exemplar writing can…
Use data to drive empirical outcomes
Follow the evidence to improve satisfaction and efficiency. Takeaways: Using operating room first case on-time start data can help drive satisfaction and efficiency . Transparency and communication of…
Viewpoint: What today’s bumper crop of new nurses means for nursing education, healthcare employers, and consumers
Editor’s note: This issue of American Nurse Today…Online introduces a new regular department called “Viewpoint,” which highlights the thoughts, opinions, and expertise of well-known nurse leaders. We welcome…
Virtual technology prepares nurses for a hospital move
Virtual-building orientation teaches hospital staff how to navigate a new building even before the move takes place.
What can Magnet do for you?
The Magnet Recognition Program identifies healthcare facilities committed to nursing excellence.
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