A nurse is working in a health care organization that has achieved Magnet status. Which components are indicators of this status? (Select all that apply.)
a. Empirical quality results
b. Structural empowerment
c. Transformational leadership
d. Exemplary professional practice
e. Willingness to recommend the agency
ANS: A, B, C, D
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) established the Magnet Recognition Program to recognize health care organizations that achieve excellence in nursing practice. The five components are Transformational Leadership; Structural Empowerment; Exemplary Professional Practice; New Knowledge, Innovation, and Improvements; and Empirical Quality Results. Willingness to recommend the hospital/agency is a component of the Hospital Consumer of Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey.
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