About Magnet
NEW 2020 Magnet Mission and Vision Statement
MISSION: The Magnet Recognition Program will continually elevate patient care around the world in an environment where nurses, in collaboration with the interprofessional team flourish by setting the standard for excellence through leadership, scientific discovery and dissemination and implementation of new knowledge.
VISION: The Magnet Recognition Program will transform healthcare globally by bringing knowledge, skill, innovation, leadership and compassion to every person, family, and community.
The Commission on Magnet® Recognition felt it incredibly important to review the 2008 Magnet Vision statement to ensure we define relevant goals for the future. Specifically, we wanted to address the environment of care that is essential for exemplary professional practice, and emphasize the importance of nurses leading globally. The dialogue brought understanding of the need to create a new mission statement concentrating on the importance of Magnet organizations.
History of the Magnet Program
1983
The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Task Force on Nursing Practice in Hospitals conducted a study to identify work environments that attract and retain well-qualified nurses who promote quality patient, resident and client care. Forty-one of 163 institutions possessed qualities that enabled greater capacity to attract and retain nurses, and were therefore described as “magnet” hospitals. The characteristics that distinguished these organizations from others are known to this day as the "Forces of Magnetism."
1990
June. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) was incorporated as a subsidiary nonprofit organization through which the American Nurses Association (ANA) offers credentialing programs and services.
December. The ANA Board of Directors approved a proposal for the Magnet Hospital Recognition Program for Excellence in Nursing Services, building upon the 1983 magnet hospital study conducted by the AAN.
1994
The University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, became the first ANCC Magnet-designated organization.
1997
The program became known as the Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program and qualification criteria were revised using The Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators (ANA, 1996).
1998
Magnet expanded to include long-term care facilities.
2000
Magnet expanded to recognize health care organizations outside the US.
2002
The program name officially changed to Magnet Recognition Program®.
2007
ANCC commissioned a statistical analysis of Magnet appraisal team scores from evaluations conducted using the 2005 Magnet Recognition Program ® Application Manual. This analysis clustered the Standards of Excellence into more than 30 groups, yielding an empirical model for the Magnet Recognition Program.
2008
The Commission on Magnet introduced a new vision, and a new conceptual model that grouped the 14 Forces of Magnetism (FOM) into five key components: Transformational Leadership; Structural Empowerment; Exemplary Professional Practice; New Knowledge, Innovations, & Improvements; and Empirical Outcomes.
2011
Approximately 6.61% of all registered hospitals achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition® status, according to American Hospital Association Fast Facts on US Hospitals, 2011.