A poll, regarding nurses' opinions on Magnet status

Nurses General Nursing

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  1. Does Magnet designation influence your opinion of a facility as a workplace?

    • 22
      Yes, it makes it MORE desirable
    • 20
      Yes, it makes it LESS desirable
    • 66
      No, it doesn't influence my opinion in any way
    • 0
      Obligatory other

108 members have participated

This is not a formal research study, I'm just curious about the prevailing attitude of nurses, and what better place to ask than the meeting ground of 100K nurses?

So my manager mentioned to me the other day about how our facility is in the process of obtaining Magnet status. I then mentioned that I'm actually writing a paper about it for my program. I gave my opinion about Magnet designation, and I could tell by her expression that I was blaspheming.

It seems to me that hospital administration and executives seem to care a lot about Magnet status, but plain ol' nurses, for whom the designation was originally supposed to benefit, don't seem to care.

In research for my paper, I learned that less than 7% of facilities in the US have Magnet designation, and only about 3% have redesignation. That's per the ANCC. Of course, they do not share in their stats how many facilities APPLY for Magnet status. And I'm wondering if the lower REdesignation rate is due to how stringent their guidelines are, or due to the realization after the fact by facilities that it's not worth it and they drop out of the program.

So my question to you, my fellow nurses (please, nurses only): does the fact that a hospital has Magnet status influence your opinion of the facility as a place to work?

Specializes in CEN, CFRN, PHRN, RCIS, EMT-P.
I have recently begun work at a Magnet recognized facility and what a difference! Unfortunately, during our last redesignation visit, the hospital was not renewed. Frankly, the reasons given for non-renewal were flimsy and there were only 3 out of 65 areas that they found us to be sub-par. The hospital is appealing the decision.

I have heard nurses from other Magnet facilities that their work experiences were awful. I do not think this has much to do with being Magnet or not. If a facility wants to work toward Magnet and it is granted but then they fail to uphold the standards then naturally nurses will become unsatisfied, etc. Having Magnet status is only as good as the culture and climate that is fostered throughout the hospital. Where I am currently working, the positive attitudes and support of nursing staff is palpable. I have no doubt that the hospital will win their appeal and be re-designated!

The hospital's check bounced, that's why they were denied LOL

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