The Magnet Journey

What is Magnet Recognition Program?

The Magnet Recognition Program® recognizes

healthcare organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and

innovations in professional nursing practice.

Consumers rely on Magnet designation as the ultimate credential for

high quality nursing.

What is Magnet Designation??

Being named a Magnet Organization is the

highest level of recognition that the American Nurses Credentialing

Center (ANCC) can accord to healthcare organizations which provide

nursing care.

HISTORY In the early 1980’s, the United States experienced a significant nursing

shortage which leads to the American Academy of Nursing to

conduct a national research study to identify hospitals that had high

retention rates and were able to recruit nurses despite the nursing

shortage.

The study also attempted to identify organizational and nursing

administration attributes that could be responsible for such success. As

a result of this study, 41 Magnet hospitals were selected based on their

ability to attract and retain registered nurses.

These 41 hospitals successfully operationalized organizational traits that

later known as the 14 Forces of Magnetism.

Years of trending and program development have led to the new 5 Model

Components, which reduce redundancy while capturing the depth and

breadth of the Forces of Magnetism.

The new 5 Model Components that encompasses all 14 Forces of Magnetism

are:

I. Transformational Leadership

II. Structural Empowerment

III. Exemplary Professional Practice

IV. New knowledge , innovation & improvement

V. Empirical Outcomes

1993 – Magnet Program was introduced.

1994 – First Magnet Award was designated to the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle USA.

2008 – 280 plus Magnet hospitals

2010 – 372 Magnet hospitals ,

USA, Australia, Lebanon, Singapore

ANCC –Magnet VisionTo be the fount of knowledge and expertise of

nursing care globally. Will be solidly grounded in core magnet principles, flexible, and constantly

striving for discovery and innovation.

Lead the reformation of healthcare, the discipline of nursing and care of the patient, family and

community.

WHAT ARE THE 14 FORCES OF MAGNETISM?

14 Fo

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Of M

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tism

Nursing Leadership

Organizational Culture

Management Style

Personnel Policies & Programs

Professional Models of Care

Continuous Quality Improvement

Quality of Nursing Care

Consultation & Resources

Nurse Autonomy

Community Presence

Nurses as Teachers

The Image of Nursing

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Professional Development

Shared Governance Reframing Roles

ROLE CURRENT STATUS FUTURE STATUS NEEDS

Staff Nurse • Powerless• Does not make

decisions

• Empowered• Accountable

• Support of the manager

• Learn decision making skills

Manager Makes most of the decisions at the unit level

Facilitator and coach for the nurse

• Learn coaching skills

• Change management Style

• TrainingCommunicates decisions to the next level

Support the nurses and facilitate how communication will take place

Global Issues in Nursing & Health Care

Outcomes

Structural Empowerment

Exemplary Professional

Practice

New Knowledge ,

Innovations & Improvements

*American Nurses Credentialing Center

Transformational

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Advocacy and Influence

Visibility, Accessibility, and Communication

Transformational Leadership

Professional Engagement

Commitment to Professional Development

Teaching and Role Development

Commitment to Community Involvement

Recognition of Nursing

Structural Empowerment

Professional Practice Model Care Delivery Systems Staffing, Scheduling, and Budgeting Processes Interdisciplinary Care Accountability, Competence, and Autonomy Ethics, Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality Diversity and Workplace Advocacy Culture of Safety Quality Care Monitoring and Improvement

Exemplary Professional Practice

Patients

Nurses

Organization

Consumers

Empirical Outcomes

Bottom Line

Great Leaders Great Structures

Great Nurses

Great Knowledge & Innovation

Great Outcomes

*American Nurses Credentialing Center

Role Clarification

COUNCILS Goals & plans

Rules

Elect chair & co-chair

Open, group participation

Accountability

Project tracker

Time frame

Meeting once a month, agenda & minutes.

Advantages of SG:• Nurse Recognition Awards: daisy award, gold palm tree…

• RN satisfaction

• Less turnover rate

• Less vacancy

• Retention of expert Nurses

• Improve communication

• Fewer conflicts

• Leadership skills as well as decision making are improved.

• Professional advancement- continuous education, seminars, conferences, AORN, CNOR, ILEARN, digital health library for research study.

Advantages of SG• Quality care - , less complication, less hospital stay --Patient satisfaction- less complaints.

• Organization and is viewed to provide excellent care as a result of the quality nursing care given to the patient.

• Prestige and pride.

Magnet Application Process:

APPLICATION

•Submission of documents

•2 years to complete the process

DOCUMENTATION

•Organization provides details

•Meet the standards

•14 forces of magnetism

APPRAISAL & SITE VISIT

•Examine Documentation

•If it meets the program expectations

•Site visit is scheduled

NOTIFICATION

•Appraisers submit the final report

•ANCC decision•Designation

Obstacles to Expect:Change is slow

Resistance to change

Criticism

What to do?Be positive

Stay on track

Focus on your goals (Vision, mission,

values)

Have Patience

Look forward to the future