Magnet Recognition

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The Magnet Recognition Program® was developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to recognize healthcare organizations that provide nursing excellence. The program also provides a vehicle for disseminating successful nursing practices and strategies. 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 current Magnet Recognition Program configures the original 14 Forces of Magnetism into 5 Magnet Model Components. This new, simpler model reflects a greater focus on measuring outcomes, and allows for more streamlined documentation while at the same time retaining the original 14 Forces as foundational.

For over 25 years, CPM has pursued a vision of healthcare that parallels and intersects the principles championed through the Magnet Program. The array of specific organizational characteristics upon which hospitals are evaluated within the Magnet Model Components align with the models of the CPM Framework™. In essence, we’re pre-positioned to equip your organization with the foundational tools, systems and most importantly, changed mindsets, needed to meet Magnet requirements.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Magnet Recognition Program

Forces of Magnetism	Empirical Domains of Evidence	Empirical Domains of Evidence	CPM Framework™ & Models
Quality of Nursing Leadership Management Style	Leadership	Transformational Leadership	Health and Healing Care Interdisciplinary Integration Applied Evidence-Based Practice Health Informatics Partnership Culture Applied Evidence-Based Practice International Consortium
Organizational Structure Personnel Policies and Programs Community and the Healthcare Organization Image of Nursing Professional Development	Resource Utilization and Development	Structural Empowerment
Professional Models of Care Quality of Care: Ethics, Patient Safety, and Quality Infrastructure Quality Improvement Consultation and Resources Autonomy Nurses as Teachers Interdisciplinary Relations	Professional Practice Model Safe and Ethical Practice Autonomous Practice Quality Processes	Exemplary Professional Practice
Quality of Care: Research and Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement	Research	New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvements
Quality of Care	Outcomes	Empirical Quality Outcomes

Behind each of the CPM models are infrastructures, support systems, content and processes that align with each of the Magnet Model Components. Hospitals use the CPM Framework™ and the Interdisciplinary Integration Model to support the Magnet Model Component Exemplary Professional Practice. CPM and the CPM Consortium™ have been leaders in interdisciplinary relationships. In fact, in 2010, the CPM Consortium received the prestigious Interdisciplinary Group Recognition Award from the National Academies of Practice.

The Partnership Culture model supports the Magnet Model Components of Transformational Leadership and Structural Empowerment. Nurses serving in leadership positions are visible, accessible, and committed to communicating effectively with staff. The Partnership Council model is intentionally designed to foster partnership and linkages to other key leadership bodies.

Many of CPM’s clients have either achieved, or are on the path to achieving Magnet Recognition. Contact us to find out more.

Download a copy of our whitepaper on meeting Magnet Requirements with Elsevier CPM Resource Center.

View a case study of CPM client Abington Memorial Hospital, the 2008 Magnet Prize winner.