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Issue 52, December 26, 2006

• Cartoon pokes fun at image of nursing

  The image of nurses at Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, NY-an ANCC Magnet Recognition...

• Patients as partners in shared governance

  As a process structure of partnership between staff nurses and patients, shared governance provides...

• Getting the most out of remote telemetry monitoring

  Fairview Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Great Barrington, MA, can have four...

• Weekly Q&A: Demonstrating the CNO's influence

  This week, a reader seeks advice on how to show that the CNO has influenced decision-making and...

Issue 51, December 19, 2006

• Preparing for the worst: First privately-owned portable surge capacity unit

  ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®-designated Harris Methodist Fort Worth (TX) Hospital (HMFW), and...

• Benefits of being in touch with the community

  Excellent relationships within the community that the organization serves influences the success of...

• Pack a tent-it's Camp time

  A couple of summers ago at Northeast Hospitals, a three-hospital system based in Beverly, MA...

• Weekly Q&A: Engaging staff in the journey

  This week, a reader seeks advice about how to keep staff engaged in the journey to ANCC Magnet...

Issue 50, December 12, 2006

• Twice as nice: Two facilities achieve redesgination simultaneously

  The ANCC's Magnet Recognition Program® has redesignated St. Elizabeth Health Center of Youngstown...

• Spread the word: Strategies to collect evidence

  Employees at all levels and across all disciplines should contribute evidence to the documentation...

• Developing and operating a council model

  At Saint Joseph's Hospital (SJH) in Atlanta, GA, an ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®-designated...

• Weekly Q&A: Why shared governance is beneficial to healthcare facilities

  This week, a reader wants to know why shared governance is beneficial to a healthcare facility...

Issue 49, December 5, 2006

• Third redesignation for a Florida facility

  Baptist Hospital of Miami has recently been redesignated with ANCC Magnet Recognition Program...

• Make evidence-based practice visible

  Evidence-based practice is an essential foundation for high-performing clinical environments. If a...

• Dot calm: New computer program provides ICU comfort

  The ICU waiting room can be a stressful and intimidating experience for the family of a...

• Weekly Q&A: Awaiting ANCC appraisers

  This week, a reader wants to know what to expect from ANCC appraisers during the site visit. Read...

Issue 48, November 28, 2006

• Illinois medical center achieves designation

  Memorial Medical Center of Springfield, IL, has become the state's thirteenth organization to...

• Nurses' role in professional practice models

  Shared governance is an integral component of professional practice models within the organization...

• Binding the documents with changes in mind

  When exploring the different printing and binding options available for the documents, many...

• Weekly Q&A: Keeping nursing leaders in plain sight

  This week, a reader wants to know how to show that nursing leaders are accessible and visible to...

Issue 47, November 21, 2006

• Designing the shared governance process

  Part of the journey to ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® status is the development and...

• Ultimate multitasking: Striving for two achievements simultaneously

  The synergy between the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® and the National Institute of Standards...

• Weekly Q&A: Keeping everyone informed and educated about designation

  This week, a reader wants to know how to keep all departments within the organization educated...

Issue 46, November 14, 2006

• California facility plans to celebrate

  Sharp Grossmont Hospital (SGH) of La Mesa, CA, recently earned ANCC Magnet Recognition Program...

• Autonomy empowers nurses in clinical and professional decisions

  Autonomous nursing care is a hallmark of ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® organizations, in which...

• Don't waste a minute of designation momentum

  The momentum for the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® status journey at Integris Baptist Medical...

• Weekly Q&A: Deciding whether pictures belong in the documentation

  This week, a reader wants to know the pros and cons of including photographs in the documentation...

Issue 45, November 7, 2006

• Financial gift offered to support the journey

  The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation presented the Valley Medical Center Foundation with a gift of...

• CNE plays integral role in evidence-based practice

  Evidence-based practice does not just happen because it is the right thing to do or because a...

• Nursing advocates: Passionate about prevention

  To exemplify Force 7: Quality Improvement, the Infection Prevention Department at Mercy Health...

• Weekly Q&A: Motivating staff to obtain specialty certification

  This week, a reader wants to know how to encourage staff nurses to earn their specialty...

Issue 44, October 31, 2006

• Capture staff's passion in documentation

  Compiling a representative sample from across multiple departments in your documentation can be...

• In the spotlight: Nursing newsletters tell all

  There are numerous ways to communicate nursing activity across an organization, and the best means...

• Weekly Q&A: Demonstrate how weakness can become strength

  This week, a reader asks how to use inefficiencies in the documentation submission to show positive...

Issue 43, October 24, 2006

• Provide feedback as a no-cost reward to the organization

  Providing employees with feedback about their performance is one of the strongest rewards that an...

• Back to basics: Providing a caring environment

  In the reality of modern nursing, nurses often find themselves too stretched to have any time for...

• Weekly Q&A: Incorporating peer review into clinical ladder advancement

  This week, a reader asks for examples on incorporating the peer review process into the clinical...

Issue 42, October 17, 2006

• Medical Center and college team up to develop nursing program

  Raritan Bay Medical Center of Perth Amboy, NJ, an ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designated...

• Commit to quality: Enhance the professional work environment

  ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®-designated organizations earn this recognition in part because of...

• Shared governance councils pave the way for nursing participation

  Shared governance is reflected in both Force of Magnetism 2: Organizational structure and Force 3...

• Weekly Q&A: Involving LPNs on the journey

  This week, a reader seeks advice about LPNs' feelings toward their involvement in the ANCC Magnet...

Issue 41, October 10, 2006

• TX-based children's hospital earns recognition

  Cook Children's Medical Center of Fort Worth, TX, earned ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® status...

• Early start: Collect and benchmark quality indicators for at least one year

  To support research and quality improvement initiatives, ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® status...

• Improving patient care through evidence-based practice

  Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) presents a serious threat and significant complication for...

• Weekly Q&A: Overcoming preceptor program challenges

  This week, a reader seeks advice about overcoming challenges in her organization's preceptor...

Issue 40, October 3, 2006

• Designated facilities nearing double digits in NC

  Duke University Hospital (DUH) of Durham, NC, recently became the state's ninth facility to earn...

• Four basic requirements for beginning shared governance

  The implementation of shared governance is crucial for facilities looking to achieve or maintain...

• Rewarding success and spreading the word

  Recognition, reward, and celebration are key elements of the culture at Lehigh Valley Hospital...

• Weekly Q&A: Writing narratives for the sources of evidence

  This week, a reader seeks advice on when to begin writing narratives for the sources of evidence...

Issue 39, September 26, 2006

• Conduct an unannounced mock site visit to prepare staff

  To prepare staff for the site visit, consider conducting an unannounced mock site visit.

• Techniques to promote nursing research

  Under Force of Magnetism 6: Quality of care, organizations interested in pursuing ANCC Magnet...

• Weekly Q&A: How to get started on the journey

  This week, a reader seeks advice on getting started with the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP...

Issue 38, September 19, 2006

• Munson Medical Center becomes Michigan's second designated facility

  Munson Medical Center of Traverse City, MI, earned ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation...

• Plan and prepare for evidence collecting and writing narratives

  There are multiple ways to collect evidence of the Forces of Magnetism and numerous ways to write...

• Prepping champions for the site visit

  To prepare ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® champions for the site visit, Barbara Wadsworth, RN...

• Weekly Q&A: Reporting structure for nurse researchers

  This week, a reader wants to know about the reporting structure for nurse researchers, and the...

Issue 37, September 12, 2006

• Nation's first designated hospital earns redesignation for a fourth time

  The first healthcare organization in the nation to achieve ANCC Magnet Recognition Program...

• Hold a day-long retreat to educate leaders on shared governance

  Shared governance is a process in which autonomous staff nurses share their experiences and secure...

• Get results: Bringing education to future RNs

  An ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®-bound hospital faced with staff turnover challenges has found a...

• Weekly Q&A: Tips on nurse-sensitive quality indicators

  This week, a reader seeks tips for collecting nurse-sensitive quality indicators when pursuing...

Issue 36, September 5, 2006

• Data collection: It's about more than nursing

  In the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® application, an organization must demonstrate its...

• View nursing from a different perspective

  To understand how interdisciplinary teams at the hospital perceive nursing-part of evidence...

• Weekly Q&A: Shared decision making for all levels of nurses

  This week, a reader seeks advice on how to show that the organization involves all levels of nurses...

Issue 35, August 29, 2006

• NDNQI® program welcomes 1,000th hospital

  The 1,000th hospital has joined the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI...

• Preparation before the site visit

  Once your documents receive a score in the "excellence" range and the ANCC's Magnet Recognition...

• Moving forward with nurse/physician relations

  Healthcare organizations beginning the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® journey should consider...

• Weekly Q&A: Transforming the unsupportive to the supportive

  This week, a reader seeks advice on motivating staff to support the ANCC Magnet Recognition...

Issue 34, August 22, 2006

• Seventh designated facility emerges in VA

  The University of Virginia (UVa) Medical Center of Charlottesville, VA, has achieved ANCC Magnet...

• Emphasize results in your documentation

  If a particular program or initiative does not have quantifiable outcomes, then do not include the...

• Interdisciplinary committees spur collaboration to provide excellent care

  Nursing works closely with many other disciplines and departments to provide excellent patient...

• Weekly Q&A: Evaluating the performance appraisal process

  This week, a reader seeks advice for evaluating the performance appraisal process. Read the...

Issue 33, August 15, 2006

• Facility teams up to offer affordable healthcare

  St. Joseph's/Candler Health System of Savannah, GA, a facility that earned ANCC Magnet Recognition...

• Make the coordinator known to all

  When an organization begins the journey to achieve ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP...

• Hotline provides confidential reporting of unsafe practice

  In the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® Application Manual, 2005 edition, Force of Magnetism 6...

• Weekly Q&A: Protecting employees' rights, supporting a healthy work environment

  This week, a reader wants to know how to show evidence in the written documentation for ANCC Magnet...

Issue 32, August 8, 2006

• Breaking Ground: One facility expands, renovates

  Jersey Shore University Medical Center of Neptune, NJ, an ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® facility...

• Spread the word with internal publications

  To help an organization document evidence-based efforts, take advantage of internal publications...

• Students step up with ideas, make changes

  Nursing leadership encourages all levels of nursing staff to demonstrate the role of nurses as...

• Weekly Q&A: Selecting writers for written documentation

  This week, a reader wants to know how select writers for the written documentation. Read the...

Issue 31, August 1, 2006

• Northeast Florida-based hospital earns designation

  Flagler Hospital of St. Augustine, FL, received ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation in...

• Be sure indicators reflect actual nursing care

  The ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® requires organizations to collect nurse-sensitive quality...

• Shared governance councils recruit with introductions, celebrations

  Organizations may cite many creative activities as evidence for Force 4: Personnel policies and...

• Weekly Q&A: Describe cultural competence of professional healthcare staff

  This week, a reader asks for guidance on the written documentation for Force 14 related to cultural...

Issue 30, July 25, 2006

• Rush University Medical Center achieves redesignation

  Rush University Medical Center of Chicago has been redesignated with ANCC Magnet Recognition...

• Key points to engage the leadership team

  To achieve a successful ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® journey, the institution's CNE must gain...

• Group session leaders set discussion points for site visit

  In preparation for the group sessions during their redesignation site visit, Mary Shepherd, RN, MS...

• Weekly Q&A: Implementing a nursing research program

  This week, a reader wants to know how to implement a nursing research program and who should lead...

Issue 29, July 18, 2006

• Hospital receives top ranking, again

  U.S. News & World Report has released its 2006 list of the nation's best hospitals, and once...

• Promote designation with organizationwide newsletters

  When looking to spread the word about your ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® journey, staff...

• Professional Nursing Practice Committee holds power

  At the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP)-designated University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics...

• Weekly Q&A: Selecting a consultant and developing objectives

  This week, a reader wants to know how to select and develop objectives for an ANCC Magnet...

Issue 28, July 11, 2006

• Hospital adopts online technology communication system

  ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®-designated Edward Hospital and Health Services of Naperville, IL...

• Use evidence-based practice to support professional development

  When making efforts to promote evidence-based practice and achieve ANCC Magnet Recognition Program...

• Gap analysis leads hospital to quality improvement

  Conducting a gap analysis is like examining your organization with a magnifying glass. Susan...

• Weekly Q&A: Project director: Full-time or part-time?

  This week, a reader wants to know if the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) project...

Issue 27, July 4, 2006

• Nurses at New Jersey hospital strike

  Nurses at ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®-designated Englewood Hospital and Medical Center went on...

• Written documentation do's: Be flexible and have fun

  Although it is imperative that you begin the written documentation for your ANCC Magnet Recognition...

• Hospital offers high school students a glimpse of their futures

  ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®-designated hospital Shands Healthcare at the University of Florida...

• Weekly Q&A: Preparing for designation with little clinical exposure

  This week, a reader asks for suggestions on how to prepare for ANCC Magnet Recognition Program...

Issue 26, June 27, 2006

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital earns designation

  Northwestern Memorial Hospital of Chicago earned ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation...

• Motivate staff with an organizationwide contest

  Hosting an organizationwide contest related to ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® is a fun way to get...

• Involve physicians in nursing QI activities to increase their designation support

  To help physicians understand what ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation is all about...

• Weekly Q&A: Designing a professional practice model

  This week, a reader wants to know what factors to consider when designing a professional model of...

Issue 25, June 20, 2006

• Designated hospital reduces mortality rate by 30% in IHI's 100,000 Lives Campaign

  As a participant in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) 100,000 Lives Campaign, ANCC...

• Three strategies to foster unit-based performance improvement initiatives

  If your organization needs to increase staff nurse-led, unit-based performance improvement (PI...

• Four must-have ideas to prepare staff for the site visit

  Planning for the appraiser site visit might take on many different forms in ANCC Magnet Recognition...

• Weekly Q&A: Obtaining resources to support unit goals

  This week, a reader asks how to identify and advocate for resources to support nurses' unit-based...

Issue 24, June 13, 2006

• Three tips for the project director to be a great leader

  For ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® project directors, the responsibility for overseeing the...

• Six steps for smooth nurse-sensitive quality indicator selection

  At Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, nursing follows a six-step process to make...

• Weekly Q&A: Supporting cultural competence

  This week, a reader asks how to illustrate support of staff cultural competence. Read the response...

Issue 23, June 6, 2006

• NJ-based nurses share program concepts overseas

  Two nurses from ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®-designated Morristown (NJ) Memorial Hospital...

• Three focus factors for shared decision-making

  The opportunity for nurses to participate in shared decision-making is an integral component of an...

• Educating nurses is key to formal nursing peer review

  Formal (i.e., incident-based) nursing peer review is an essential component of organizations on the...

• Weekly Q&A: When to collect nurse-sensitive quality indicators

  This week, a reader asks when to collect and benchmark nurse sensitive quality indicators, and what...

Issue 22, May 30, 2006

• Maine Medical Center is first designated acute-care facility in state

  Earlier this month, Maine Medical Center-the largest hospital in the state-became the first ANCC...

• Spread the word

  When you embark on the process to earn ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation from the ANCC...

• Infuse management meetings with fun, informative tactics

  There's nothing wrong with having a little fun. That's the theory behind Rose Labriola's approach...

• Weekly Q&A: Staff participation in professional organizations and the community

  This week, a reader asks how to increase staff-nurse involvement in professional organizations and...

Issue 21, May 23, 2006

• VA-based Inova Loudoun Hospital becomes fifth designated hospital in state

  Inova Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg, VA, recently became the state's fifth organization to earn ANCC...

• Have you heard? A change is in effect for CNO eligibility

  At the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® Conference held in Miami in March, staff addressed a change...

• Documentation strategy

  To prepare for their third submission of written documentation for ANCC Magnet Recognition Program...

• Weekly Q&A: Organizationwide nurse autonomy and national standard adherence

  This week, a reader asks how to ensure nurse autonomy and compliance with national nursing...

Issue 20, May 16, 2006

• KY-based organization earns designation

  KY-based St. Elizabeth Medical Center recently became the first hospital in Greater Cincinnati to...

• Tips for Force 2: Organizational structure

  Organizational structure may be difficult to bring to life as it is not easy to tell a complex...

• Budget strategies

  Budgeting for ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®-related costs looks different from one organization...

• Weekly Q&A: The influence of the CNO

  This week, a reader asks for guidance on Force of Magnetism 2: Organizational structure. Read the...

Issue 19, May 9, 2006

• VHA, Inc. awards hospital 'leadership award' for operational excellence

  VHA, Inc., a national network of healthcare systems based in Irving, TX, recently conferred the...

• Retain top nurses with a clinical ladder

  One innovative strategy to retain top quality nurses is known as the clinical ladder [writes June...

• Weekly Q&A: Evidence of professional development

  This week, a reader asks for guidance on Force of Magnetism 14: Professional development. Read the...

Issue 18, May 2, 2006

• OH-based hospital first in Canton to earn designation

  Aultman Hospital in Canton, OH, recently achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation...

• Nurses Week: Six strategies to say 'thank you'

  Using Nurses Week (May 6-12) to thank nurses for their contributions to the nursing profession is...

• Weekly Q&A: Visual displays of Magnet and JCAHO indicators

  This week, a reader asks for ideas to visually display the Magnet program’s nurse-sensitive...

Issue 17, April 25, 2006

• Hospital uses new communications technology to improve patient safety

  Medical City Dallas (TX) Hospital, a ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation organization...

• Make the most of your site visit with these five ideas

  The ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) site visit is an exciting experience for...

• Four tips to achieve excellence in your written documentation

  Scoring within the "excellence" range on the written documentation requires a comprehensive...

• Weekly Q&A: State requirements for CEUs

  This week, a reader asks whether nurses' involvement in ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®-related...

Issue 16, April 18, 2006

• Hospital's 'lift team' pilot reduces RN injury

  First-year results from Dayton, OH-based Miami Valley Hospital's (MVH) patient lift-team program...

• Three fundamental steps to build a nursing research program

  After Delnor-Community Hospital (DCH) in Geneva, IL, completed its gap analysis, nursing leadership...

• Weekly Q&A: Professional certification

  This week, an international organization working to develop a ANCC Magnet Recognition Program...

Issue 15, April 11, 2006

• Seven questions to help you choose your written documentation theme(s)

  One strategy for developing the theme for your written documentation is to look at your mission...

• Strategy to exemplify Force of Magnetism 13: Interdisciplinary relationships

  At Centra Health in Lynchburg, VA, the time frame and technique for providing tracheostomy care...

• Weekly Q&A: Standards of nursing care

  This week, a reader asks for suggestions on ways to ensure that nurses establish and maintain...

Issue 14, April 4, 2006

• National news network touts hospitals for safe patient care

  According to ABC News, more than two million people in the United States suffer hospital-acquired...

• The first step to implement formalized nursing peer review

  A formal, centralized approached to incident-based nursing peer review is an ongoing, nonpunitive...

• Two tips to stay on top of your documentation

  As the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® coordinator at the University of Iowa Hospitals and...

• Weekly Q&A: Nurse-sensitive quality indicator in the ambulatory setting

  This week, a reader asks for a description of the "left without being seen" indicator that is...

Issue 13, March 28, 2006

• Chicago rehabilitation hospital reflects on designation

  Last year, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) was the country's first independent...

• Site-visit preparation: Improve participation with advanced notice

  When planning activities to prepare staff for the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® appraiser's...

• Hold a champion retreat for redesignation

  Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW) received ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation in...

• Weekly Q&A: Nursing research

  This week, a reader asks for guidance when collecting evidence of Force 6: Quality of care, source...

Issue 12, March 21, 2006

• GA healthcare system earns redesignation

  Savannah-based St. Joseph's/Candler healthcare system, comprised of St. Joseph's Hospital and...

• An online alternative to demographic data collection

  When a few facilities in the Robert Wood Johnson Health Network-an affiliation of NJ-based...

• A surefire way to communicate practice changes

  To communicate nursing practice changes quickly and effectively, organizations need to have an...

• Weekly Q&A: The CNO's role in quality improvement

  This week, a reader asks about evidence to demonstrate the CNO's role and accountability related to...

Issue 11, March 14, 2006

• Future of nursing discussed at Centra Health's nursing summit

  Dr. Linda Aiken, a national nursing figure, recently delivered a keynote address to approximately...

• Four ways seasoned nurses support the Forces of Magnetism

  At Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, a ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® facility...

• A holistic approach to professional development

  To exemplify Force of Magnetism 14: Professional development, Edward Hospital and Health Services...

• Weekly Q&A: Staff-nurse involvement in scheduling

  This week, a reader asks for ways to involve staff nurses in their own scheduling. Read the...

Issue 10, March 7, 2006

• Excite staff on your journey with a nursing knowledge bowl

  If you're looking for a creative way to educate and motivate staff-both nursing and...

• Seek philanthropic funds to support professional development

  When budgetary constraints stand in the way of professional development opportunities for your...

Issue 9, February 28, 2006

• Workforce diversity and your written documentation

  It has long been recognized in the nursing profession that the nursing population does not mirror...

• Prizes motivate staff to share stories

  ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® project leaders employ a variety of methods to incorporate staff...

Issue 8, February 21, 2006

• RWJUH is country's fourth hospital to earn designation three times

  Earlier this month, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick, NJ, announced...

• 'Is designation worth this effort?' Four answers to give staff RNs

  As staff nurses become more informed about the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, they may ask...

• Spark friendly competition to increase certification rates

  When it comes to increasing staff nurse participation in certification opportunities, monetary...

Issue 7, February 14, 2006

• Retention

  Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, CO achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation in...

• Steering committees: Community members keep communication open

  If you choose to form a ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® steering committee to oversee your...

• Weekly Q&A: Demonstrate cultural competence

  This week,a reader asks how to demonstrate cultural competence in the ANCC Magnet Recognition...

Issue 6, February 7, 2006

• Hospital in Idaho earns redesignation from ANCC

  St. Luke's Regional Medical Center recently earned ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® redesignation...

• Network with your neighbors

  Networking with local ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® project leaders has proven to be a valuable...

• March Madness: Preparing for the site visit

  As the team at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, NY, prepared for the appraisers' site visit last...

• Weekly Q&A: Selecting unit-based champions

  This week,a reader asks for guidelines to choose unit-based ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP...

Issue 5, January 31, 2006

• Professional nursing practice committees

  To promote a professional nursing environment at Poudre Valley Hospital, an ANCC Magnet Recognition...

• Interactive inservice idea

  Interactive inservices are a great way to communicate an ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® message...

• Weekly Q&A: Budget breaks for small applicants

  This week,a reader asks for cost-saving methods for small organizations on the ANCC Magnet...

Issue 4, January 24, 2006

• Baltimore-based applicant implements online scheduling system

  Franklin Square Hospital Center in Baltimore is the first facility in Maryland to implement...

• A timely task for the project director

  The ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® project director needs to have a clear vision, a positive...

• Change-of-shift report

  When it comes to shift reporting at healthcare organizations, the process can look different from...

• Weekly Q&A: Champions

  This week,a reader asks what type of activities ANCC Magnet Recognition Program...

Issue 3, January 17, 2006

• Lutheran Hospital earns designation after two year journey

  Lutheran Hospital recently achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation, making it the...

• Five tips to get shared governance off the ground

  In the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, a professional practice model, such as shared governance...

• Professional development for staff

  ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designated organizations support nurses in their pursuit of...

• Weekly Q&A: Peer review expectations

  This week,a reader asks for clarification regarding the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program...

Issue 2, January 10, 2006

• Journey to Magnet Status: 2005

  HCPro's video, Journey to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®: HCPro's Video Guide, has won the...

• Message for nurses

  Throughout your ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® journey-but especially at the outset-your nursing...

• Redesignation: Engage staff with a storyboard

  As part of their efforts to maintain staff engagement after receiving ANCC Magnet Recognition...

• Weekly Q&A: Data-collection mechanism to support the budget

  This week,a reader wants to develop a mechanism for collecting data to support a budget and asks...

Issue 1, January 3, 2006

• Eight lessons learned: The Fox Chase perspective

  Although healthcare organizations approach the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® journey using a...

• A strategy for success

  The professional team at Forsyth Medical Center, which led various ANCC Magnet Recognition...

• Weekly Q&A: Credentialing and privileging clinical skills and competencies

  This week,a reader asks for insight about what types of activities require formal credentialing and...