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Sustaining the pivotal organizational outcome: magnet recognition
Author(s) -
PARSONS MICKEY L.,
CORNETT PATRICIA A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01224.x
Subject(s) - nursing management , excellence , nursing , empowerment , sustainability , quality management , business , nurse administrator , psychology , public relations , medicine , medline , political science , marketing , ecology , law , biology , service (business)
parsons m.l. & cornett p.a. (2011) Journal of Nursing Management 19, 277–286
Sustaining the pivotal organizational outcome: magnet recognition Aim To identify the facilitators and barriers for health‐care organizations to sustain Magnet Recognition, the exemplar of a professional practice environment and quality care. Background Recognition as a Magnet Hospital is the gold standard for acknowledging excellence in nursing. However, limited evidence exists to inform nursing management practices for sustainability. Method This qualitative study was conducted using a national convenience sample of 15 Chief Nursing Officers of Magnet Recognized hospitals in the USA. Results Key macrosystem facilitators included executive management and leadership themes about quality, people, education, and the nurse executive’s commitment and intent. Barriers were executive management turnover and financial challenges. Infrastructure supports and resources for empowerment and quality and unit leadership practices were found to be essential for quality outcomes. The key theme at the microsystem level was moving nursing practice to managing outcomes from tasks; barriers were challenges with unit management turnover and development. Conclusions Multiple factors at system levels were found to contribute to sustainability. Further research is needed on the concept of sustainability. Implications for nursing management The findings contribute to executives’ armamentarium to inform management practice for the design of evidenced based organizational systems and programs for nursing excellence.