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Why have magnet hospitals?
Introduction:One way to attract an object is to use a magnet. Webster describes a magnet as something that attracts. (Merriam Webster, 2004)Therefore, a qualified nurse and a quality hospital can be connected through a designation known as the Magnet Recognition Program. A handful of hospitals in America--only three in Ohio, are receiving the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) highest credentialing award for their commitment to their nursing staff, inclusion of nurses in the decisions and formulation of hospital policies that affect the nurse’s practice & their jobs, while fostering an atmosphere of nursing respect and value. The Magnet Recognition Program was developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the ANA, in 1994 to recognize health care organizations that provide the very best in nursing care and support professional nursing practice. ... (JCAHO, 2004) After reading this paper, one will begin to understand what the designation of Magnet status is, the process towards magnet status, its benefits to hospitals and nurses, what specific Ohio hospitals have done to achieve this distinction, and whether my hospital could attain such a goal.
What is a magnet hospital?
According to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization, The Magnet Recognition Program is based on quality indicators and standards of nursing practice as defined in the ANAs Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators (2003). By recognizing quality patient care and nursing excellence, the Magnet Recognition Program provides patients with a scale to measure the quality of care they can expect to receive. (ANCC, 2004)
Process
The process towards this Magnet designation is quite extensive and costly.
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