I looked it up online and somewhat got an idea of what it is, but I still don't really understand it.
2006-12-15 07:18:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
it means that they attract (like a magnet) specific areas of medicine. some people thinks its all politics. some people are just jealous. some hospitals don't deserve it and have it anyway. some hospitals deserve it and don't have it.
2006-12-15 07:21:16 · answer #1 · answered by wackybluegreen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.nursingadvocacy.org/faq/magnet.html
What is Magnet status and how's that whole thing going?
Magnet status is an award given by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center (ANCC), an affiliate of the American Nurses Association, to hospitals that satisfy a set of criteria designed to measure the strength and quality of their nursing. A Magnet hospital is stated to be one where nursing delivers excellent patient outcomes, where nurses have a high level of job satisfaction, and where there is a low staff nurse turnover rate and appropriate grievance resolution. Magnet status is also said to indicate nursing involvement in data collection and decision-making in patient care delivery. The idea is that Magnet nursing leaders value staff nurses, involve them in shaping research-based nursing practice, and encourage and reward them for advancing in nursing practice. Magnet hospitals are supposed to have open communication between nurses and other members of the health care team, and an appropriate personnel mix to attain the best patient outcomes and staff work environment. We encourage all nurses to learn more about the principles of Magnet certification, and to consider appropriate nursing certification programs for their hospitals. Learn more about Magnet status: eligibility for it, the benefits of it, hospitals that have achieved it, and hospitals that are seeking it on which the ANCC is seeking public comment.
2006-12-15 15:37:36 · answer #2 · answered by emtjen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey, sweet. Someone who can answer this question will get kudos from me too. My wife got gifts from being on a magnet NICU floor. I asked her what it was and she couldnt even tell me.
2006-12-15 15:24:57 · answer #3 · answered by Bart H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you on drugs girl?
2006-12-15 15:20:50 · answer #4 · answered by free-spirit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋