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18 April 2022
What drives an experienced Magnet® hospital to participate in Magnet4Europe: A Report from Pennsylvania Hospital, US Achieving ANCC Magnet® recognition, first in 2015 and again in 2020, has been a significant accomplishment for the nursing and interprofessional teams at Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH). The Nursing Leadership team at PAH understands that Magnet is more than a designation; it is a culture of dedication, engagement, and service. Learn more about PAH's motivation to participate in the Magent4Europe study as an experienced twinning partner.
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14 April 2022
An U.S.-German partnership: A story of hot air balloons, a purple suit and how twins became triplets What connects a 400-bed hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania, in the U.S., to a 749-bed teaching hospital in northwestern Germany? The answer is simple yet profound. It is the mutual love of nursing, the drive for quality outcomes, the pursuit for excellence, and the insatiable quest of the holy grail of the Magnet designation what unites us. Learn more about the exciting Magnet Twinning journey from UPMC Hamot and Klinikum Osnabrück.
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11 April 2022
Initiated Magnet® activities at Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital As in all hospitals participating in Magnet4Europe, the gap analysis identified areas for improvement at Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital in Oslo. The difficulty, however, is often knowing where to start. Following the advice of their Twinnig partner, many exciting pilot projects have now been launched. Learn more about the Norwegian hospital's approach to implementing Magnet.
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06 April 2022
RKU - Universitäts- und Rehabilitationskliniken Ulm visiting Billings Clinic, Montana, the twinning partner of the Magnet4Europe study. After two years of strong travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, European hospitals and their U.S. twinning partners are keen to visit each other in person. Universitäts- und Rehabilitationskliniken Ulm (RKU) visited their Twinning-Partner Billing Clinic in Montana back in February. Learn more about the successful get-together between the partners.
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17 March 2022
West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust, England: Our Magnet4Europe Journey So Far… West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, England, officially launched Magnet4Europe on 11th March 2021, and it was a challenge to motivate staff to participate in the survey in the middle of the COVID 19 pandemic. Learn more about the communication strategies and support systems of West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust within the Journey to Magnet®.
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News from 2020 - 2021
20 December 2021
2021: International Year of Health and Care Workers and the second year of Magnet4Europe |
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In recognition of its commitment to care during and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has challenged health systems worldwide, WHO has declared 2021 as the International Year of the Health and Care Workforce. With the end of this year also the second year of the Magnet4Europe study is approaching its end. We look forward to another exciting Magnet4Europe year and continuing this journey with these outstanding colleagues.
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10 December 2021
Four Questions to Walter Sermeus Walter Sermeus is Professor of Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy, KU Leuven. He was already the European coordinator of the RN4CAST project (Nurse Forecasting in Europe 2009-2011) and is now the Director of the Magnet4Europe study. In our "Four Questions to" column, we asked Walter about Magnet4Europe.
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06 December 2021
The Magnet® Journey of the OLV van Lourdes Hospital in Waregem The OLV van Lourdes Hospital in Waregem (Belgium) introduces itself and its magnet journey in more detail. They report on the steps achieved so far and also on the steps planned for next year. Learn more about their action planning process and the development of the Professional Practice Model.
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01 December 2021
The start of a Magnet® journey in the middle of the pandemic of a century Like many hospitals in Europe, Skåne University Hospital has struggled for many years to retain nurses and attract new ones. To counteract this development, the decision was made in favor of Magnet®. Learn how Sweden's third largest hospital is coping with the tasks and challenges in the Magnet4Europe project despite and with pandemic.
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22 October 2021
Tipton Health “Applying Magnet to Your Service Line” workshop (Update December 2021) Tipton Health, one of the U.S. leaders in nursing excellence consulting,will provide Magnet4Europe members with $50,000 in free workshops and consulting support to help participants improve outcomes and the nursing work environment using the Magnet framework. Learn more about
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21 October 2021
Joint Webinar with sister EU-funded project EMPOWER, together with sister EU-funded projects, have organised a Webinar entitled Fostering mental health at work: emerging strategies from innovative projects in Europe, which will take place on November 10, from 9 am to 1:30 pm (CET).
Register now for free and receive a copy of the weblink for connecting. |
13 October 2021
First Milestone Achievement Awards for Group 2 Hospitals Let's celebrate! We congratulate the first hospitals in Group 2 on their first Milestone Achievement Award. To date, ten European hospitals (nine from Germany and one from Ireland) have completed their M4E Gap Analysis together with their US Twinning partner. The complete list of first award recipients can be found here.
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12 October 2021
Four Questions to Linda Aiken The phenomenon of Magnet® hospitals was initially studied scientifically in the USA in the 1980s by Prof. Linda Aiken. The research of the renowned nursing researcher and Co-director of the Magnet4Europe study has had a major impact on nursing research and practice globally. In our "Four Questions to" column, we asked Linda about Magnet4Europe.
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08 October 2021
Close-up of Mary Del Guidice We would like to introduce you to a very special person of the project; and in particular when it comes to implementing Magnet®.
Magnet4Europe participants certainly know her from the virtual Learning Collaboratives where she regularly gives motivational and encouraging talks. Learn more about Mary and her role in Magnet4Europe. |
01 October 2021
Northwell Health Nurse Choir Update The Northwell Health Nurse Choir is special not only for its talent on stage, but also for its commitment to a pandemic that changed the world overnight. In August we already reported on the Nurse Choir of New York’s largest healthcare provider. Here an update of what has happened since.
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18 August 2021
The Northwell Heath Nurses Choir – A heart-warming example from the U.S. of nursing resilience from Magnet® hospitals The Northwell Health Nurse Choir’s journey began in 2020 when they gathered virtually to support Nurse Heroes—a nonprofit initiative to help solve the global nurse shortage by raising awareness and providing much needed funds for nursing scholarships. In June 2021 the Nurses Choir gets a standing ovation, the golden buzzer and worldwide attention for their stellar performance on America’s Got Talent.
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09 August 2021
Magnet® designated hospitals in the U.S. – A brief overview Since March 2021 (see issue 1) nine additional hospitals in the U.S. received Magnet® designation resulting in 561 hospitals around the globe. The number of 14 Magnet hospitals outside the U.S. remained stable. That's why this overview is dedicated to Magnet® designated hospitals in the United States. |
08 August 2021
Eighteen months of Magnet4Europe – A special time with challenges and much progress
In the first year and a half, the research teams and participating hospitals have successfully mastered many of the challenges, achieved their first milestones, and continue to work on improving the work environment for their clinical staff. We applaud all our hospitals in Europe and the U.S. for their ongoing efforts and unwavering commitment to this project. |
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30 July 2021
You are a Magnet® hospital, it is not just a label: Three themes that are important in Magnet® recognition or Magnet® redesignation Antwerp University Hospital is about to receive the Magnet® redesignation this year. Danny Van Heusden, Kaat Siebens and Paul Van Aken from Antwerp University Hospital share three themes that promoted a successful Magnet® recognition.
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27 July 2021
Cork University Hospital introduces the benefits of using Social Media within the Magnet® Process It is becoming increasingly common for hospitals to use the advantages of Social Media in order to share their Magnet® journey to a wider audience. Read more about Cork University Hospital's experience of using Twitter.
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04 June 2021
Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Policy Saves Lives and Lowers Costs A new study published in The Lancet today showed that a policy establishing minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals in Queensland, Australia saved lives, prevented readmissions, shortened hospital stays, and reduced costs. |
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17 March 2021
Defying the pandemic and keeping the Magnet® journey Magnet® hospitals are located around the world. In 2020 until February 2021 for some hospitals Magnet® redesignation was pending or initial accreditation was planned during the same period. Overall, 121 showed that designation or redesignation is possible, even under difficult conditions.
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14 March 2021
US Clinician Wellbeing Study US Magnet® twinning hospitals in Magnet4Europe are conducting their own study of clinician wellbeing and patient outcomes led by the University of Pennsylvania (Upenn). The US Clinician Wellbeing Study (CWS) includes 60 US Magnet® twinning hospitals and a comparison group of all hospitals in the two large states of New York and Illinois.
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05 March 2021
Our Twinning Journey Since 2018 the German Heart Center Berlin (DHZB), a 194 bed cardiovascular specialty hospital, had the goal to become Magnet® designated. They were excited to be in Group 1 for the M4E project. The first contact with their twin, Northwestern Medicine Delnor, a 159 bed acute care hospital in Geneva, Illinois, was a bit awkward. It felt like a blind date!
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05 March 2021
Nottingham University Hospital: City Hospital first Magnet® in England We are pleased to share with you our delight in achieving ANCC Magnet Recognition® for our Nottingham City Hospital. Our Magnet journey, funded by the Nottingham Hospital’s Charity, has taken the best part of a decade. Being the first hospital in the UK to demonstrate care excellence by writing to these Magnet standards, and only the 2nd in Europe, has meant we have learnt many lessons.
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10 February 2021
Hooray for 84 percent response rate! The Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital in Oslo, Norway, has completed the first Magnet4Europe survey for its employees. They received an overall response rate of 84% (300 employees), and thus they believe their communication strategy was a success. Since a high response rate is one of the success criteria for the project, the hospital will share its motivation strategy with you.
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10 December 2020
Nottingham University Hospital: City Hospital first Magnet® in England Nottingham City Hospital gained global recognition in October 2020 and became the first hospital in the UK - and only the second in Europe - to be 'Magnet®' recognised. Read more about the hospital's felicitous Magnet® journey, which was successful despite the difficult conditions caused by the corona pandemic, thanks to creative solutions.
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