Weekly Q&A: Champions
HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, January 24, 2006
This week,a reader asks what type of activities ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® champions/ambassadors participate in after initial designation. Read the response below from our advisor, Cole Edmonson, MS, RN, CHE, CNAA,BC, associate administrator of patient care services, Medical City Dallas Hospital and Medical City Children's.
Q: What types of roles do champions usually play after designation?
A: Because designation is a milestone rather than an endpoint on the journey toward nursing excellence, champions carry out many important contributions to the nursing organization after designation. Similar to performance improvement, designation is about ongoing systems enhancement and nursing-practice refinement to improve patient outcomes. This philosophy provides a natural opportunity for champions to continually
- motivate others to keep designation alive in the organization
- support evidence-based practices in nursing
- participate/lead ongoing activities that support the culture
- voice staff input/advocate for staff nurses
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