Magnet hospitals: Attraction and retention of professional nurses.
Magnet hospitals have been associated with superior patient outcomes, including lower patient mortality (Aiken, Smith, and Lake 1994; McHugh et al.
There is considerable evidence spanning two decades to show the success of
magnet hospitals, in attracting and retaining nursing staff (Kramer 1990; Kramer and Hafner 1989; Kramer and Schmalenberg 1988a; 1988b; McClure et al 1983).
and contained participants from 34 critical care units in eight
magnet hospitals.
The hospitals' practice environments were compared to characteristics of
Magnet hospitals (resource and staffing availability, support of professional practice, nursing leadership and support, mutually respectful nurse-physician communication, and abilities of nurse managers).
Superior outcomes for
Magnet Hospitals: The evidence base.
(2003),
Magnet Hospital Research Report: Western Australia, Graduate School of Business, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the largest nonprofit hospital in the Western United States, has been recognized for nursing excellence with the 2000
Magnet Hospital Recognition Award.
The hospital is the only one on Long Island to earn an "A" for patient safety, be named a Top Performer by the Joint Commission, win top honors for cancer care and be designated a
Magnet hospital for superior nursing care.
Students are involved in many nurse scientist role activities, including evaluation of curricula and teaching, preparation for accreditation, co-authorship of manuscripts, grant writing, research project meetings, professional service activities, and
Magnet hospital activities.
John became a
Magnet hospital. We got the award because they saw where we had been and where we have made improvements, and are still improving.
Database searches for studies on Magnet program outcomes can use the keywords "
Magnet hospital" or the CINAHL heading "
Magnet Hospital," as well as search terms for the specific nursing practices, interventions, and outcomes evaluated in the studies.