Thoughts About Recognizing Excellence in Nursing

The purpose of this essay is to outline two strategies that can be used to increase recognition of nursing excellence—in research, education, and practice. The first strategy is to gain recognition for excellence in nursing in and beyond universities, to collaborate with members of other disciplines, and to publicize what we study and what we teach. The second strategy is to gain recognition for excellence in nursing in and beyond clinical agencies, to publicize what we do when interacting with people who seek our services, and to implement the standards of the Pathway to Excellence Program® and/or the Magnet Recognition Program®.

Impactos da acreditação Magnet Recognition nos serviços de enfermagem: uma revisão narrativa

Introdução: O Magnet Recognition Program é um programa de acreditação organizado pela American Nurses Credentialing Center que objetiva reconhecer organizações de saúde que alcançaram excelência nos serviços de enfermagem através de práticas assistenciais de qualidade desde 1990. Objetivo: Descrever os impactos da acreditação Magnet Recognition Program nas instituições de saúde, no cuidado dos pacientes e na equipe de enfermagem. Métodos: Estudo de revisão narrativa da literatura com uso dos descritores gestão em saúde, gestão de qualidade, avaliação institucional e serviços de enfermagem, por meio da biblioteca SciELO e das bases de dados eletrônicas LILACS e MEDLINE, totalizando nove artigos analisados, fichados e constituíram a revisão deste estudo. Resultados: Verifica-se que, após a implantação do Magnet Recognition Program, instituições de saúde apresentam melhores resultados de cuidado, de ambiente de trabalho, de uso de registros médicos eletrônicos e de recomendações pelos usuários. Conclusão: O Magnet Program Recognition apresenta melhores resultados para pacientes, profissionais e instituições, reconhecendo e fortalecendo a força de trabalho da enfermagem no cuidado e na gestão hospitalar.Palavras-chave: Gestão em Saúde; Gestão da Qualidade; Gestor de Saúde; Avaliação Institucional; Serviços de enfermagem Impacts of Magnet Recognition Accreditation on nursing services: a narrative reviewABSTRACTIntroduction: The Magnet Recognition Program is an accreditation program organized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center that aims to recognize healthcare organizations that have achieved excellence in nursing services through quality care practices since 1990. Objective: To describe the impacts of Magnet Recognition Program accreditation on health institutions, patient care and nursing staff. Methods: Study of narrative literature review using the descriptors health management, quality management, institutional evaluation and nursing services, through the SciELO library and the electronic databases LILACS and MEDLINE, totaling nine articles analyzed, completed and constituted. the review of this study. Results: It is found that after the implementation of the Magnet Recognition Program, health institutions have better results of care, work environment, use of electronic medical records and recommendations by users. Conclusion: The Magnet Program Recognition presents better results for patients, professionals and institutions, recognizing and strengthening the nursing workforce in hospital care and management.Keywords: Health Management; Quality Management; Health Manager; Institutional Evaluation; Nursing Services.

Demonstrating Nursing Excellence Through Equality: The Relationship Between Magnet® Status and Organizational LGBTQ Client Services and Support

Introduction: Human Rights Campaign annually scores health care treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) employees and clients among four measured dimensions in its Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). The purpose of this study was to determine if the score organizations earned on the 2018 HEI dimension measuring LGBTQ client services and support correlated with organizations’ American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® recognition status, a distinction of nursing excellence. Method: Using a secondary data analysis approach, data obtained from Human Rights Campaign that specifically rated LGBTQ client services and support in 2018 HEI participating organizations ( n = 626) were compared with the most recent inventory of American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet health care organizations ( n = 477). Results: LGBTQ client services and support HEI scores positively correlated with Magnet status ( p = .0002). Discussion: Provision of LGBTQ client services and Magnet recognition is strongly related to higher quality nursing care, suggesting organizations earning Magnet recognition provide more equitable services to its LGBTQ clients.