What is the Magnet Recognition Program©?
The Magnet Recognition Program® was developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to recognize health care organizations that provide nursing excellence. The program also provides a vehicle for disseminating successful nursing practices and strategies.
Recognizing quality patient care, nursing excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice, the Magnet Recognition Program provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark to measure the quality of care that they can expect to receive. When U.S. News & World Report publishes its annual showcase of "America's Best Hospitals", being a Nurse MagnetTM facility contributes to the total score for quality of inpatient care. Of the 14 medical centers listed on the exclusive Honor Roll with the 2006 rankings (July 17, 2006), seven of the top ten were Magnet hospitals.
The Magnet Recognition Program is based on quality indicators and standards of nursing practice as defined in the American Nurses Association's Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators (2004). The Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators and other “foundational documents” form the base upon which the Magnet environment is built. The Magnet designation process includes the appraisal of qualitative factors in nursing. These factors, referred to as “ Forces of Magnetism” were first identified through research done in 1983.
The full expression of the Forces embodies a professional environment guided by a strong visionary nursing leader who advocates and supports development and excellence in nursing practice. As a natural outcome of this, the program elevates the reputation and standards of the nursing profession.
The products and services of HCPro, Inc. and The Greeley Company are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the ANCC. HCPro, Inc. and The Greeley Company are NOT advisors to the ANCC or ANCC's Magnet Recognition Program®. For accurate and up to date information regarding the Magnet Recognition Program® please contact magnet@ana.org.
The Magnet Recognition Program® and ANCC Magnet Recognition® names and logos are registered trademarks of the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Magnet™, Journey to Nursing Excellence™, and National Magnet Conference™ are trademarks of the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
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This page last revised 4/18/08.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has successfully achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification for professional services rendered in the administration of the Magnet Recognition Program® for excellence in healthcare organizations and the Accreditation Program for excellence in continuing nursing education.