The Virginia Magnet Consortium exists to unify our efforts to foster nursing excellence in the Commonwealth by building upon our collective Magnet experience
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.
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.* (information provided by the ANCC wesbsite)
Welcome to Virginia's newest Magnet designated facility: Montgomery Regional Hospital!
Virginia has fifteen hospitals currently included in The Magnet Recognition Program®
Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
Carilion Medical Center - Community Memorial Hospital and Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Centra Health Inc, Lynchburg General Hospital
Centra Health Inc,Virginia Baptist Hospital
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Inova Loudoun Hospital
Martha Jefferson Hospital
Mary Washington Hospital
Montgomery Regional Hospital
Reston Hospital Center
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Univeristy of Virgnia Health System
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Winchester Medical Center
For more information about The Magnet Recognition Program®, please visit the ANCC website. For information about the Virginia Magnet Consortium, contact admin@virginianurses.com.
Click here to view the Magnet Consortium conference call schedule
Deb Zimmermann's VMC Presentation and Fact Sheet
For Consortium Use Only
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