Magnet update
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) appraisers will visit Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Feb. 20 to 24, 2012. A big part of the success of the site visit will be linking VUMC Nursing activities to what the ANCC calls the “Five Essential Elements” found in all Magnet organizations:
• Transformational Leadership — leaders that have a vision for the future and strategically plan to prepare for the organization to advance
• Structural Empowerment — an environment that provides a mechanism for nurses to have a voice in their daily work and professional practice
• Exemplary Professional Practice — a way to describe practice when nurses are key members on an interdisciplinary, collaborative team that works to achieve high-quality patient outcomes
• New Knowledge, Innovations & Improvements — using evidence-based practice, research and quality indicator information to make changes in nursing practice and to ensure patients receive the best health care
• Empirical Outcomes — measurable results, based on evidence, of a nursing process.
For more terms, visit the Magnet glossary of terms on the Magnet website at:
https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vunet/vumc.php?site=Magnet%20Website&doc=30711.
To see a short video describing the Five Essential Elements, visit https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vunet/vumc.php?site=Magnet%20Website&doc=33507.