Carilion Roanoke Memorial and Community Hospitals and Rehabilitation Center (Carilion Medical Center) received Magnet recertification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes health care organizations that provide excellence in nursing.
Magnet designation is the highest level of recognition that nurses can obtain for their health care organization. It was created to promote quality in an environment that supports professional practice, to recognize excellence in the delivery of nursing services to patients, and to provide a mechanism for the dissemination of best practices in nursing.
“We are so proud of our nursing staff for embodying what the Magnet Recognition Program stands for,” said Nancy Howell Agee, chief operating officer for the hospital. “The magnet process is a complete and rigorous evaluation of our professional nursing environment. We’re delighted and honored to achieve the highest nursing benchmark in the country.”
There are 14 qualitative factors, referred to as the “Forces of Magnetism,” that are evaluated during the Magnet designation process. Each force represents an outcome that exemplifies nursing excellence. The forces include quality of nursing leadership, organizational structure, management style, personnel policies and programs, professional models of care, quality of care, quality improvement, consultation and resources, autonomy, community and the health care organization, nurses as teachers, image of nursing, interdisciplinary relationships and professional development.
For more information about Magnet, please visit www.carilionclinic.org/Carilion/Magnet.
