Jefferson’s Magnet ™ Journey

Jefferson is on a Magnet ™ Journey to Nursing Excellence

Who is the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)? A subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Offers certifications in 26 specialties Certified over a quarter-million nurses since 1990 including 75,000 advanced practice nurses Administers the Magnet Recognition Program™

What is Magnet™ Status? Highest level of recognition awarded to hospitals by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Recognizes quality patient care, nursing excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice. Provides a vehicle for disseminating successful nursing strategies and practices. Less than 5% of US hospitals have earned this designation – Focus is now on OUTCOMES of a Magnet environment

Force 1 – Transformational Leadership 3 Sources of Evidence (SOE): – Strategic planning-Nursing-sensitive – Advocacy and influence-organizational support for leadership development and reward for innovation – Visibility, accessibility, and communication of nurse leaders by direct care nurses “

Force 2- Exemplary Professional Practice 9 Sources of Evidence (SOE): – Professional practice model (how nurses apply it) – Care delivery systems (and how they are used to improve care) – Staffing, scheduling, and budgeting processes (direct care nurses’ involvement) – Accountability, competence, and autonomy (and how they are supported) – Ethics, privacy, security, and confidentiality (and how nurses resolve issues related to these) – Diversity and workplace advocacy (resources RNs can use) – Culture of safety (benchmarking and use of nurse-sensitive quality indicators) – Quality care monitoring and improvement (how data are provided to nurses) – Interdisciplinary care (e.g. how interdisciplinary collaboration improves care)

Force 3: New Knowledge, Innovations, & Improvements 3 Sources of Evidence (SOE): – Research (how direct care RNs incorporate published lit into practice) – EBP (and how this affects patient outcomes) – Innovation (how nursing practice is improved due to RN use of technology)

Force 4: Structural Empowerment 5 Sources of Evidence (SOE): – Professional engagement-change in nursing practice because of nurse involvement – Commitment to professional development (certification, career development) – Teaching and role development (nursing support of community activities) – Commitment to community involvement (this refers to nursing school involvement and service to the community) – Recognition of nurses (by the organization)

What Does It Mean to Be Magnet at TJUH? By focusing on the 5 Magnet components we sustain an environment that embraces nursing education, welcomes change, and focuses on using research and evidence-based practice. One which values collaboration and strives for exemplary patient outcomes. Most of all, we work in an environment of nursing excellence!

Magnet Re-designation Activities Annual submission of nursing demographic data – Identifies all nurses in organization and their education, certification, continuing education activities Every 4 years re-application occurs – Written validation of activities demonstrating culture of Magnetism – Followed by a site visit Appraisers determine the degree to which the Forces of Magnetism are in place throughout the organization Appraisers will speak directly to nurses, physicians and other hospital staff and may speak to patients as well

How Can YOU Help Sustain a Magnet Culture? Working in a Magnet environment is a commitment to shared excellence in nursing; we all must be actively involved in creating and maintaining this culture You can help in many ways. Here are a few ideas: – Maintain or achieve certification – Go back to school – Participate in a unit-based or hospital-based committee – Conduct/assist with research projects – Mentor nursing students The list is endless!

Thank you for supporting Jefferson’s Department of Nursing in achieving re-designation as a Magnet ™ Hospital.