magnet news: April 2010

MAGNET
N e w s l e t t e r
Magnet Champions Who are the Magnet Champions? What is their role in the Magnet Journey? Page 2 Unit Councils What is a unit council? How many are there and how do you get involved? Page 3 Transformational Leadership What is Transformational Leadership? Page 4

CERTIFIED NURSES DAY, MARCH 19TH

What is Certied Nurses Day?
Certied Nurses Day (CND) began as an idea of an ANCC staff member and is now a celebrated day of recognizing certied nurses across the country. March 19th- Mark your calendars!!!! The American Nurses Association (ANA) joined ANCC in endorsing the creation of a Certied Nurses Day. March 19th is the birthday of Margretta "Gretta" Madden Styles RN, EdD, FAAN. Known as the 'Mother of Nurse Credentialing,' Gretta Styles was the pioneer of the rst comprehensive study of nursing credentialing in the 1970s; she served as President of the American Nurses Association, the International Council of Nurses, the California Board of Registered Nursing and the American Nurses Credentialing Center. On March 19th, we celebrate the accomplishments of the nursing profession, the individuals who have obtained nursing certications and the pioneer of nurse credentialing whose transformational leadership lead to an idea to that promotes perseverance toward obtaining high standards in patient care. The American Board of Nursing Specialties and National Organization for Competency Assurance, who accredit the nation's leading nursing certication bodies, have joined in the proclamation making March 19th Certied Nurses Day and the effort beginning this year to achieve formal Congressional Recognition of this day. Magnet recognized health care facilities around the country are also strongly supporting Certied Nurses Day. The Magnet Recognition Program encourages health care organizations to promote continuous learning and certication among their nursing staff. www.certiednursesday.org

Gretta Styles, RN, EdD, FAAN

Professor and dean of nursing colleges at The University of Texas, San Antonio, Wayne State University, Detroit, and the University of California, San Francisco, and as a past president of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Gretta demonstrated a lifelong commitment to leadership in nursing. www.grettafoundation.org

magnet news april 2010

magnet news: April 2010

MAG N E T C H A M P IONS
Who are the Magnet Champions?
The Magnet Champions are a group of professional RNs that are representatives from each nursing line. The purpose of the Magnet Champions is to educate employees throughout UT regarding the Components of Magnetism and our Journey to Excellence. They are also involved in facilitating the collection of support documentation and actively participate in all phases of the Magnet appraisal process.

Responsibilities of a Magnet Champion?

Educate nursing including new hires, nursing students, and non-nursing staff, medical staff, patients, and the community about the Components of Magnetism, Magnet requirements, and the benets of achieving & sustaining Magnet designation. Act as a resource for Magnet related questions/issues on unit. Encourage staff nurse involvement in activities that will improve patient outcomes, quality of care, and satisfaction (patient, staff, MDs). Collect and organize evidence at the unit level for the Magnet document. Coordinate Magnet activities and education for their own area and other areas Advocate for excellence at the unit level to include facilitating creation of bulletin boards, storyboards, and/or posters showcasing nursing excellence on their units(s). Serves as Liaison between Magnet Champion Committee and the unit staff.

Magnet Champions
Members include: Chair-Magnet Program Coordinator (Cathy Kerby, MSN, RN) RN from each nursing unit (12E, 11E, 10E, 9E, 8E, 7E, 7S, 6E, 5E, 5S, 4E/PICU, 4S, HDU, 3E, L&D, NICU, SCC, MCC, CVICU, ED, OR, ASU, PAT, PACU, Endoscopy, Radiology, CIC (Cath Lab, Endovascular Suite, CVR), Cardiac Rehab, Cancer Institute/Hemophilia, LifeStar, Case Management CNS/Specialist Nurse Managers (1) from each Service Line Secretarial / Administrative Assistant (Non Voting)

What Magnet Designation Means to Nursing Staff

"We assume most men and women choose to become nurses because they want to help people live well. Our hope is that they will see the unlimited possibilities of nursing to change the world."

Melanie C. Dreher, PHD, RN, FAAN; Dolores J. Shapiro, PhD, RN; and Micheline Asselin, MPA, MSN, RN, CHPN, co-authors, Healthy Places, Healthy People: A handbook for culturally competent community nursing practice (Sigma Theta Tau International 2006)

Representation of the best nursing. Community recognition for being the best at what you do. Systems and processes in the workplace that value the individual nurse. High-quality continuing education programs/inservices and a professional development program. An environment that recognizes and emphasizes your role in quality improvement. Nurses making decisions about clinical and professional nursing practice. Increased nursing autonomy. Practice in systems that promote high-quality care, quality outcomes, nursing research, and evidence-based practice. Receive encouragement and support to participate in decision making at the unit level through councils, committees, taskforces, staff meeting, and focus groups. Contribute to building and maintaining a strong environment that facilitates collaboration to achieve quality outcomes.

magnet news april 2010

magnet news: April 2010

UNIT COUNCILS
Unit Council Structure
Unit Council Structure

Unit Councils
The purpose of the unit council is to ensure consistent standards for clinical practice, oversee and coordinate nursing performance improvement activities, provide education to promote professional development and clinical competency, and support nursing research at the unit level. The unit councilscollaborate with the nurse managers regarding operational functions to support the professional practice of nursing and patient care.

Meeting Dates and Times

Practice Council Ensures consistent standards for clinical practice in all areas of care in accordance with the Tennessee Nurse Practice Act. Meetings occur on the 4th Wednesday of every month Time: 0715 - 0915 Location: Executive DiningRoom Professional Development Council Provides a comprehensive educational program thatpromotes professional growth and ongoing clinicalcompetency. Meetings occur on the 2nd Tuesday of every month Time: 0715 - 0915 Location: Cancer Center 4th Floor Conference Room (Building D) Research Council Functions to promote, coordinate, and disseminate results of nursing research. Meetings occur on the 2nd Wednesday of every month Time: 0715 -0915 Location: Emergency Department Conference Room QualityCouncil Oversees and coordinates nursingperformance improvement activities. Meetings occur on the 3rd Tuesdayof every month Time: 0715 - 0915 Location: Executive DiningRoom

Practice

Quality

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Leadership Research

Professional Development

Shared Governance
Leadership Council Chair Janell Cecil, RN, CNO sharber@utmck.edu Practice Council Chair Brant Sloan, RN Cardiovascular Intensive Care JBSloan@mc.utmck.edu Professional Development Council Chair Rebecca Newport, RN Cardiac Cath Lab RNewport@mc.utmck.edu Research Council Chair Bonnie Childers, RN 12 East BChilder@mc.utmck.edu Quality Council Chair Jayne Lusk, RN Endoscopy JLusk@mc.utmck.edu For Information on Unit Councils please contact the Council Chairs listed above A nursing professional practice model founded on principles of partnership, equity, accountability, and ownership. It is a format for nurses to own their practice and to advance the value and quality of healthcare.

Purpose:
Empower staff Increase professional autonomy Increase job satisfaction More effective clinical practice Improve quality of patient care

Structure:
Nursing Coordinating Council oversees activities of other councils Practice Council Research and Quality Council Education Council Leadership Council Unit Councilunit-specic activities Practice Council member Research and Quality Council member Education Council member Leadership Council member (Nurse Manager)

magnet news april 2010

magnet news: April 2010

TRA NS F O RMA TIO NA L LEA D ERS H IP

Leaders don't create followers, "ey create more leaders.
Tom Peters, #eaker and au"or
What is it?
Transformational leadership means collective empowerment. Everyone works together as a team to achieve a shared goal. Transformational leadership requires a new vision and change to move an organization from its current state to its end state vision.

Elements of Transformational Leadership

1. Creating a strategic vision 2. Modeling the vision 3. Building commitment to the vision. 4. Communicating the vision

A strategic plan results from a process of reviewing the mission, environmental surveillance, and previous planning decisions used to establish major goals and nonrecurring resource allocation decisions.

How is it applied to patient care? Build commitment to the vision; shared governance. Goals are set in place that create an environment of inquiry in which all nurses apply the best available evidence to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes. Communicating the vision is important. This is achieved by meetings with staff leaders to share the strategic plan and executive rounding to individual units. What is expected of the CNO in a Magnet organization? The CNO is a Janell Cecil, RN, MSN knowledgeable, Chief Nursing Ofcer transformational leader who develops a strong vision and wellarticulated philosophy, professional practice model, and strategic and quality plans in leading nursing services. The MAGNET NEWS Editor:
MELISSA HOLLOWAY, RN

transformational CNO communicates expectations, develops leaders and evolves the organization to meet current and anticipated needs and strategic priorities. Nursing leaders at all levels of the organization convey a strong sense of advocacy and support on behalf of staff and patients.

Sources of Evidence
Strategic Planning Advocacy and Inuence Visibility, Accessibility and Communication

Forces of Magnetism
Quality of Nursing Leadership Management Style

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The information in this newsletter is from www.accn.org, www.nursecredentialing.org, www.nccwebsite.org and Magnet Champion Meetings.

magnet news april 2010