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Is your hospital ready to embark on a Magnet journey?

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, July 21, 2006

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As more and more American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet-designated hospitals sprout up throughout the nation, many facilities are asking themselves whether they should join the journey. For many, the decision may seem like a no-brainer-proponents of the program tout better patient outcomes, higher percentages of certified and bachelor's degree-prepared nurses, and reduced turnover as just a few of the benefits of "being Magnet."

To kick off an assessment of your facility, Barbara Hannon, RN, MSN, Magnet coordinator at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) in Iowa City, who spoke at HCPro's Magnet Resource Center (MRC) Workshop in Las Vegas in May, recommends examining the

• reasons why you want Magnet
• resources you have in place
• "gaps" between the infrastructure you currently have and what you need to become a Magnet facility

Once you have scrutinized these three areas, you should have a clear idea of whether or not Magnet is something you want to pursue.

To learn more about the journey, go to Recruitment and Retention Monthly (RRM). For the cost of just three stories, you can get the entire July issue of RRM. Click here to choose between the PDF and HTML versions for just $30. Subscribers to the online version of RRM have free access to this article. Subscribers to the print newsletter can find this article in their July issue.

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