Journey Through Nursing Excellence™

Creating and sustaining a culture of excellence is what it means to be on the Magnet^TM journey. The process of applying for Magnet designation is thorough and lengthy, demanding widespread participation within the organization. Health care organizations find the journey to be a revealing self assessment, creating opportunity for organizational advancement, team building, and enhancement of individual professional self esteem.

1. Take Self-Assessment Surveys

Find out if your organization is ready to begin the Magnet journey. You are free to tailor either of these tools to your specific needs.

2. Analyze Gaps

• Compare your organization’s current performance with the results of the self-assessmen4/18/08tions related to Forces of Magnetism and the ANA Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrator.
• Develop Action plans to achieve higher performance levels.

3. Obtain Additional Assistance as Needed

• Once your application is accepted, a Senior Program Analyst is assigned to your organization. Throughout the application process, the designated Magnet Program Director may contact his/her assigned analyst to clarify questions regarding the intent of the standards and documentation requirements.
• Magnet consult4/18/08on during the application preparation process.
• For more information about the consultation services through the Institute for Credentialing Innovation, call (301) 628-5235.

4. Transform Culture

• Educate staff about the Forces of Magnetism and the evidence needed to show how they are embraced by your organization.
• Create infrastructure to support programs such as shared governance, quality improvement, peer review, evidence based practice, collegial teamwork, nursing research, etc.
• Engage the nurse staff to use these infrastructures to advance professional nursing practice in the organization.
• Critically examine the organization culture that evolves as a result of these changes to ensure that the infrastructures and culture are firmly embedded in the organization.
• Create timeline and work teams to complete written documentation portion of the application.
• Acknowledge achievements and continually ev4/18/08pport and involvement.

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This page last revised 3/21/08.