Importance Of The Magnet Model

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Magnet Model© and Forces of Magnetism©
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) goal is to promote nursing excellence through a credentialing and recognition program, known as the Magnet Recognition Program®. Magnet recognition is considered the gold standard in nursing excellence. According to Swihart and Porter-O’Grady (2006), some consider it “the Nobel Prize of nursing excellence in professional practice environments”
The Magnet program standards align with shared governance in that its standards require structural processes to be in place that allow nursing autonomy and decision making power in an organization. Organizations striving for nursing excellence in professional practice must include Magnet and shared governance in the strategic plan (Swihart & Porter-O’Grady, 2006). …show more content…

Transformational Leadership 2. Structural Empowerment
3. Exemplary Professional Practice 4. New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvements
5. Empirical Quality Outcomes
The Forces of Magnetism© are the core of the Magnet Model© and are the fundamental standards for nursing excellence in a professional practice environment (Swihart & Porter-O’Grady, 2006). The forces are categorized by 14 characteristics attributed to shared decision making and excellence in nursing practice