Magnet® hospitals are attracted to the BSN but what's in it for nurses?

Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 50-52

  Hawkins, Janice E ^a   Shell, Anita ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bon Secours Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84857829028     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000411434.84430.92     Document Type: Note

References (10)

1. American Nurses Credentialing Center. Program overview. Benefits of Magnet designation. 2012. http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Magnet/ ProgramOverview.aspx.
2. Magnet makes an attractive marketing tool. Health Care Strateg Manage. 2006;24(3):1,13-16.
3. American Nurses Credentialing Center. Magnet recognition program FAQ: data and expected outcomes. 2012. http://www.nursecredentialing.org/ FunctionalCategory/FAQ/DEO-FAQ.aspx#A1.
4. American Nurses Credentialing Center. Average Magnet organization characteristics. 2011. http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Characteristics MagnetOrganizations.aspx.
5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Health resources and services administration. The registered nurse population. Findings from the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. 2010. http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/ healthworkforce/rnsurveys/rnsurveyfinal.pdf.
6. American Nurses Credentialing Center Education Center. Your nursing career: a look at the facts. http://www.aacn.nche.edu/students/yournursing- career/facts.
7. California Board of Registered Nurses. 2008 survey of registered nurses. 2009. http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/forms/survey2008.pdf.
8. Van den Heede K, Lesaffre E, Diya L, et al. The relationship between inpatient cardiac surgery mortality and nurse numbers and educational level: analysis of administrative data. Int J Nurs Stud. 2009;46(6):796-803.
9. Aiken LH, Clarke SP, Cheung RB, Sloane DM, Silber JH. Educational levels of hospital nurses and surgical patient mortality. JAMA. 2003;290(12): 1617-1623. (Pubitemid 37430386)
10. Aiken LH, Clarke SP, Sloane DM, Lake ET, Cheney T. Effects of hospital environment on patient mortality and nurse outcomes. J Nurs Adm. 2008;38(5):223-229.