UConn Health has launched its journey to Magnet nursing excellence recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center of the American Association of Nursing (AAN).<\/p>\n
\u201cMagnet designation is the ultimate honor for a\u00a0hospital\u2019s\u00a0high-quality nursing,\u201d says Sue Ellen Goodrich, RN, nursing\u00a0director of\u00a0Professional Practice\u00a0for UConn Health. \u201cResearch shows us that stellar nursing\u00a0practice\u00a0truly makes a difference in patient care and outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n
To pave the road to Magnet status for its more than 1,200 nurses, UConn John Dempsey Hospital is raising patient safety, satisfaction, and evidence-based outcomes benchmarks to above the national average, while increasing nurse satisfaction, retention, collaboration, research, and professional development opportunities.<\/p>\n
Of the 5,564 hospitals in the U.S., only 6.6 percent are Magnet-designated, with\u00a0460\u00a0total Magnet hospitals worldwide. In Connecticut, Magnet nurses work at Bristol Hospital, Middlesex Hospital, St. Vincent\u2019s Medical Center, Yale New Haven Hospital, Stamford Hospital, and Greenwich Hospital.<\/p>\n
The Magnet Recognition program, created in 1990, is based on 14 \u201cForces of Magnetism\u201d characteristics grouped into five pillars:\u00a0 Transformational Leadership; Structural Empowerment; Exemplary Professional Practice; New Knowledge, Innovation, and Improvements; and Empirical Outcomes.<\/p>\n
To jumpstart the Magnet journey, UConn Health has adopted a nursing professional practice model of compassion, integrity, collaboration,\u00a0 and innovation, with improvement initiatives aimed at preventing patient falls, central line-associated blood stream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and hospital-acquired pressure ulcers.<\/p>\n
In addition,\u00a0as a new member of the national program NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders), UConn Health is committed to advancing nursing excellence for the growing geriatric population over 65, which is at higher risk for hospital complications.<\/p>\n
By 2020,\u00a0UConn\u2019s goal is\u00a0to grow from 64 percent to 80 percent of RNs with a baccalaureate\u00a0or graduate degree\u00a0in nursing.\u00a0The new Nursing Research Council\u00a0and Nursing Research\u00a0Fellows\u00a0Program will work to translate research for use at patient bedsides.<\/p>\n
\u201cMagnet status is the strongest signal to patients, referring physicians and potential nurse employees that the highest quality care and nursing excellence is available at a healthcare institution,\u201d says Ann Marie Capo, RN, the\u00a0chief nursing officer\u00a0at UConn Health\u00a0whose leadership and\u00a0vision was pivotal for the\u00a0Magnet journey’s launch. \u201cWe look forward to completion of our Magnet journey and building an even stronger foundation upon our current nursing excellence, while providing even greater benefits to our patients and nurses.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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