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The JCAHO benefits of preparing for and sustaining Magnet

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, August 26, 2005

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Preparing for and sustaining Magnet will help organizational readiness for unannounced JCAHO surveys. Consider the following benefits:

• Policy and procedures will be organized, current, relevant, and evidence-based.
• Intense dialogue with Magnet appraisers increases the confidence of staff nurses when communicating with JCAHO surveyors.
• Culture of interdisciplinary teamwork, respect, and organizational pride is fostered and maintained.
• Organizational databases are reviewed and updated.
• Participation in national benchmarking database allows for ongoing monitoring.
• Practice is continually evaluated and changed based on empirical evidence.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration is increased.
• Departmental networking evolves.
• Quality improvement projects are staff nurse-driven.

Editor's note: The above excerpt is from the new online course, "Nursing CE Series: Magnet Preparation - The 14 Forces of Magnetism." For more information on this and other courses in our library, go to www.hcprofessor.com and click on Nursing CE.

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