Has Magnet Increased Nurse Satisfaction Within the Facility?

[pagandeva2000, LPN]

I don't know how to initiate a poll, but I'd like to poll this one.

Definitely so

See some improvement in nurse satisfaction

See no difference

[BRK97]

Not sure if magnet really increases job satisfaction or not. I sometimes feel like leadership tells us that's their drive when really they just want to get another accolade for the hospital and want to motivate us to work for it.

[SteveNNP, MSN, NP]

I would say that a lot of the interventions and changes made in order to gain Magnet status went a long way to increase nursing satisfaction at my last hospital. Our staffing improved, floating decreased, clinical ladder programs improved, educational opportunities increased.....

[FlowerbuddRN2B]

I think it is another set of hoops to jump through, which means more time and resources exhausted and wasted away from patient care.

This one is dangerous though, because unlike some e.g JCAHO.. this one is ripping jobs away from nurse's (LICENSED practical nurses) and making them unemployed, so that hopsitals can go through a set of pony tricks to add another set of letters to their name.

Dealing with the loss of medication nurses, RN's who are now being forced to work extra shifts to fill in for where the LPN's were, and pass their own medication as well as the rest of their job, which they were not even able to finish in the allotted 12 hour shift beforehand.

At my hospital, LPN's took a team of patients just like an RN, assessed them and cared for them. All a RN had to pop in for was if an IV push was needed or a blood product to be hung.

Now these nurses are jobless, and where should they go? a clinic? LTC, god forbid.

Nurses who have worked Acute care are not designed, trained, or meant for that kind of work.

Whoever sat around and came up with Magnet sits about with bush on my respect level.

Not to mention the other requirements.. uniforms not leaving hospital etc aren't even mentioned by the facilities trying, they only focus on the RN only aspect.

[jmgrn65, RN]

MY facility has been Magnet for 3 or 4 years, We still have our LPN's have encouraged them to become RN most of them have. None have been let go. No hiring of new LPN's.

WE have had a lot of new committees and unit council started. Journal clubs are another big one.

I am confused about what you are saying about uniforms. Our uniform policy hasn't changed.

We still float, staffing hasn't changed and they expect nurses to sit on commiittees.

[pagandeva2000, LPN]

I think it is another set of hoops to jump through, which means more time and resources exhausted and wasted away from patient care.

This one is dangerous though, because unlike some e.g JCAHO.. this one is ripping jobs away from nurse's (LICENSED practical nurses) and making them unemployed, so that hopsitals can go through a set of pony tricks to add another set of letters to their name.

Dealing with the loss of medication nurses, RN's who are now being forced to work extra shifts to fill in for where the LPN's were, and pass their own medication as well as the rest of their job, which they were not even able to finish in the allotted 12 hour shift beforehand.

At my hospital, LPN's took a team of patients just like an RN, assessed them and cared for them. All a RN had to pop in for was if an IV push was needed or a blood product to be hung.

Now these nurses are jobless, and where should they go? a clinic? LTC, god forbid.

Nurses who have worked Acute care are not designed, trained, or meant for that kind of work.

Whoever sat around and came up with Magnet sits about with bush on my respect level.

Not to mention the other requirements.. uniforms not leaving hospital etc aren't even mentioned by the facilities trying, they only focus on the RN only aspect.

This is my major issue with Magnet...they are not focused on ALL nurses...if they were, the plight of the LPN would be taken into consideration and respected. I await with bated breath because my hospital is making a second attempt to apply for Magnet, and most of the LPNs are wondering what will happen to us. This is a city hospital where the salaries are not that competitive, however, with the state of the economy, a nurse will take a job anywhere, especially here, because the benefits are great.

Most nurses I know that work for Magnet hospitals have not reported an improvement in nurse satisfaction. They are mandated to participate in more junky committees that do nothing to create positive change. I am aware of some hospitals that have retained their LPNs under Magnet (our sister hospital is one...thank goodness), but, in most cases, the LPN is looked over.

[pagandeva2000, LPN]

MY facility has been Magnet for 3 or 4 years, We still have our LPN's have encouraged them to become RN most of them have. None have been let go. No hiring of new LPN's.

WE have had a lot of new committees and unit council started. Journal clubs are another big one.

I am confused about what you are saying about uniforms. Our uniform policy hasn't changed.

We still float, staffing hasn't changed and they expect nurses to sit on commiittees.

I can at least be happy that your facility has decided to retain their LPNs. They don't have to be humilated by facing unemployment with all of the years of dedication and earned experience. There is a place for everyone at the table.

[RheatherN, ASN, RN, EMT-P]

IMHO, its all about the hospital. the pt thinks it sounds good so they go for it.

it does NOTHING for me as an RN

-H-RN

[nursesail]

This would make a good research topic for someone working on a masters or a good research topic in general.

[Iam46yearsold]

We have been a magnet facility for a few years. I love where Im at. I love those I work with. Administration is good.

[tralalaRN]

I'm curious as to why the survey only included answers that were either favorable or neutral. What about did magnet nursing "decrease" satisfaction?

[PMFB-RN, RN]

I find it interesting, and telling, the way the poll question is worded. It allows for no possibility that Magnet decreased nurse satisfaction.