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July 1, 2008 (Volume 4, Issue 26)

Inside the news: Hospital of excellence set to rise in Dubai
The University Hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will open in early 2011, and become the first hospital in the Middle East to model the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® principles.

Inside best practice: Reap benefits from creating a partnership
A partnership between Nebraska Methodist Hospital (NMH)—an ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) recipient in 2004—and Nebraska Methodist College (NMC)—both located in Omaha—allows NMH preceptors to work with NMC students in their last semester of college to help them prepare for the nursing environment.

Inside the Forces: Show community recognition!
Healthcare organizations have the opportunity to showcase their dedication to the communities they serve in the written documentation under Force of Magnetism 10: Community and the healthcare organization.

Inside scoop from our experts: Should managers and patient care technicians vote?
This week, a reader asks if patient care technicians and managers should be allowed to nominate and vote for new council members. Read the response from our advisor Meryl Montgomery, RN, MSN, director of the learning center and ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® project director at Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, GA.

Other recently-published articles from HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*:

Inside the news: Missouri hospital uses on-site program to enhance nursing degrees

Inside HCPro’s MRP workshop: Save meeting minutes

Inside the Forces: Determine an appropriate research article

Inside scoop from our experts: Check your nurses’ language

Inside the news: Designated hospitals leap into patient safety

Inside best practice: Show the right evidence in the written documentation

Inside the Forces: Hold nurses accountable for quality patient care

Inside scoop from our experts: Educate staff on peer review

Inside the news: California hospital turns to technology to reach lofty goal

Inside best practice: Reduce patient falls with a stoplight

Inside the Forces: Try these five ways to illustrate interdisciplinary relationships

Inside scoop from our experts: Identify qualities of a champion

Inside the news: Two Texas hospital systems boom with nurses

Inside best practice: Prepare for the site visit by sailing

Inside the Forces: Promote critical thinking with new graduate nurses

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