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Magnet Hospitals Support Nurses

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Hospitals designated through the Magnet Recognition Program® live up to their name—they attract and keep nurses thanks to the nursing-focused strategies at the organization ’ s operations ’ foundation. And it ’ s not a one-and-done approach—Magnet hospitals only hold the designation for four years, after which they need to reapply.

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Realizing Real-world Magnet Benefits

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Of the 14 acute-care Memorial Hermann hospitals eligible for the Magnet Recognition, nine have earned the designation, according to Collins. Frost noted in an interview that Anne Arundel has a shared governance structure and councils. ” Anne Arundel recently received its third Magnet designation.

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Magnetizing High-quality Nursing Care

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The Magnet designation for hospitals emerged in 1990 under the auspices of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a strategy for catalyzing and recognizing the highest possible standards for quality nursing care. Since its inception, Magnet has given ambitious hospitals something concrete to strive for. Walking the Talk.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Marliyn “Nia” Wright

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Wright is an author, teacher, international speaker, and nationally certified nurse and was recently named a 2022 Nurse of the Year for the state of Maryland by the Maryland Hospital Association and The Daily Record. Nursing leaders must Look for opportunities to ensure shared governance and support their staff’s professional growth.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Temitope (Temi) Oseromi

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By fostering a shared governance mindset and building trust among the teams, she empowered nurse leaders to take charge. I graduated from nursing school and assumed a new grad role at a local hospital in an Orthopedic Neuro Medical Surgical Unit. This was not the practice a few years ago.

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7 Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies

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Consider a shared governance approach to scheduling Nurses that have input into their schedules are more likely to feel empowered and in control of their work. Hospitals and health systems learned quickly that salaries need to stay competitive to recruit and retain nurses from a shrinking pool of candidates.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Dr. Robin Geiger

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My life in nursing began first as an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse, followed by staffing various ICUs, ER, and OR at a level-one trauma hospital. You ’ ll soon have a nice box of tools/experiences to reach for and share with other nurses. Finally, consider that one day, we will all become patients.