Did a Magnet attract you?

a_clay · Mar 8, 2006

How do you find out if a hospital is a magnet hospital?

Here is the link to the ANCC website that has a list of all Magnet Facilities in the US. http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/magnet/facilities.html

applesRN · Mar 8, 2006

My hospital system received Magnet last year, on the heels of another larger competitor hospital system about an hour to the south. But UVA an hour (also close by) has tried at least twice (I'm told) to get Magnet and have not been able to.

I like the theory of Magnet- nurses having more autonomy and power, evidence based practice, and councils, etc. But I don't know of any nurse who has come because we obtained Magnet. In fact, we have had several nurses leave since then (under-staffing, new computer change). We have a 30% nurse and 50% CNA turn-over rate currently (straight from the interim DON- our DON of 5 years left just after Magnet award to be closer to her extended family. ) We have some excellent Magnet nurses, but I'm not sure we can really call ourselves a Magnet facility. There is promise.

katjac2 · Mar 8, 2006

"in the ED, nursing ratios don't really apply"...

by law, ratios apply in the ED!

Ruby Vee, BSN · Mar 9, 2006

?so, does a magnet attract? the p.r. is that having "magnet status" means a lower turnover, higher retention of nurses and staff, and improved patient care and satisfaction. does this happen?

in my experience, having worked for several magnet hospitals, magnet status does attract nurses. however, there seems to be higher turnover and lower retention of staff. it may be that institutions focused on attracting new staff don't put as many resources or as much effort into retention of staff, but whatever the case, all four of the magnet hospitals i've worked for have high turnover. this seems to negatively impact patient care and satisfaction, as well as negatively impact staff satisfaction.