Triolo Pamela Klauer, Scherer Elaine M, Floyd Jeanne M
School of Nursing, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Tex 77030, USA.
J Nurs Adm. 2006 Jan;36(1):42-8. doi: 10.1097/00005110-200601000-00010.
Launched in the early 1980s, Magnet Recognition has been the focus of nurse administrators for over 2 decades in their quest for excellence in nursing practice and outcomes of patient care. The authors describe a comprehensive evaluation of the appraisal process within the Magnet Recognition Program commissioned by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and discusses recommendations for change in the program.