North Carolina Baptist Hospital was the first Magnet Hospital in the Carolinas (1999)and was the host of the 5th Annual National Magnet Nursing Conference.  We were redesignated in 2003 and 2009 making us in  the top 2% of approximately 350 hospitals in the nation which have multiple  Magnet designations.  Currently we are one of 21 hospitals in North Carolina which are Magnet.

Exemplars from the 2009 Redesignation

General Comments (excerpts)

·         Relationship Based Care is implemented and integrated across organization

·         Peer review is an important part  performance evaluations for nurses

·         There is a culture of interdisciplinary respect and collaboration

·         Nurses demonstrate a passionate enthusiasm for patients, teammates, practice environment, nursing leadership, and shared governance

·         Nurses perceive there is a  high quality of care at NCBH

·         Nursing demonstrates a commitment to certification

·         There are robust resources supporting professional practice and development including:

o   Department of Nursing Education and Research

o   Center for Applied Learning

o   Nursing Clinical Systems

o   Unit Based Educators

o   Clinical Nurse Specialists

o   The Geriatric Resource Nurse Program

o   The Adult Care of the Elderly Unit certified as NCHE

Exemplars

1.3 CNO

·         The Chief Nursing Officer is a passionate advocate for nursing and has implemented the Patient Logistics Admission Center, Nursing Clinical Systems, the Unit Based Educator role, supported the Clinical Nurse Specialist roles, the float pool, multiple equipment requests and new staffing models

2.4 Decentralized decision making

·         Shared Governance is enculturated with leadership provided by direct care nurses who demonstrate professional satisfaction in Shared Governance

3.8 Mentoring and succession planning

·         There was an enculturation and numerous examples of mentorship and succession planning opportunities

4.17 Support for career development

This includes the Accelerated BSN program with Winston Salem State University, support for educational development through tuition reimbursement and support for certification.

5.6 Model of Care

·         Relationship Based Care has been uniquely implemented throughout the nursing units

5.7 Innovations of Model of Care

·         There were numerous examples on the nursing units which included care of patient/family, care of self and care of team.

6.26 Nursing Research

·         Nursing Research is involved in a depth of activities  including topics of Healing Touch and Transition to Practice

·         Nursing Research Council solicits ideas from staff

6.28 Resources for Research

·         The depth of Coy Carpenter Library, access to resources there is an asset to and supports nursing

·         The National Center for Applied Learning with virtual hospital and simulation labs supports nursing education and lifelong learning

·         EBP and research is  sustained and integrated with nurse involvement, Nurse Research Associate, CNSs, faculty and nursing leaders

 7.3 Dissemination of Quality Data

·         Date is substantial and of high quality

·         There are numerous human and electronic resources

·         The interdisciplinary Pain Committee is an asset to patient care

8.1 Support of professional nursing practice

·         The CNO and nursing leadership supports professional nursing practice through robust resources and an Interdisciplinary approach to patient care.

8.8 Professional Organization participation

·         There are numerous networking activities with other professionals

·         Professional Nursing Certification is supported and increasing

·         The Nursing Research Council provides assistance in writing for publication

9.6 Access to literature/library

·         Librarian from Coy Carpenter Library is a participant on the Nursing Research Council

·         Extensive collection of materials and 24/7 access

13.1 Interdisciplinary activities

·         There is a respect and collaboration with nursing at all levels

·         Improvements have included a reduction in pressure ulcers, door to needle time, Pain committee

13.4 Nurses leading interdisciplinary collaboration

·         Examples of initiatives have included decreased Door to Balloon time and Nursing Clinical Systems implementation of bar coding for patient safety

14.11 Nursing leaders ensure direct care nurses achieve clinical competency and leadership skills

·         Dept of Nursing Education and Research Organizational Development are substantive resources

·         The National Center for Applied Learning  is a valuable organizational and community resource

 

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