The Magnet Recognition Program was first created in 1983 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (a unit of the American Nurses Association) in an effort to distinguish the top nursing institutions from their peers. The program identified 14 characteristics of hospitals that were best able to recruit and retain nurses known as the Forces of Magnetism. In order to achieve and retain Magnet status, hospitals must embody these Forces:
- Quality of Nursing Leadership
- Organizational Structure
- Management Style
- Personnel Policies and Programs
- Professional Models of Care
- Quality of Care
- Quality Improvement
- Consultation and Resources
- Autonomy
- Community and Healthcare Organization
- Nurses as Teachers
- Images of Nursing
- Interdisciplinary Relationships
- Professional Development
Contact:
James Newton
617-919-3110
james.newton@childrens.harvard.edu
Founded in 1869 as a 20-bed hospital for children, Children's Hospital Boston today is the nation's leading pediatric medical center, the largest provider of health care to Massachusetts children, and the primary pediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. In addition to 377 pediatric and adolescent inpatient beds and comprehensive outpatient programs, Children's houses the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries benefit both children and adults. More than 500 scientists, including eight members of the National Academy of Sciences, nine members of the Institute of Medicine and 10 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute comprise Children's research community. For more information about the hospital visit: www.childrenshospital.org/newsroom.
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