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The strong nurse-driven environment at Medical Center of the Rockies\u00a0puts the hospital on a scale above many others \u2014 it\u2019s a Magnet hospital<\/a> \u2014 and the high-quality staff is dedicated to keeping it that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cMagnet is the highest nursing recognition,\u201d said Barb Ochsner, MCR\u2019s Magnet program director. \u201cOnly about 6 percent of hospitals in this country are Magnet. Magnet means that our nurses have the ability to have a voice in the organization that affects their work environment and the outcome in the care they give their patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

MCR received its first four-year Magnet designation in October 2010. After an October 2014 extension was granted, Ochsner submitted redesignation paperwork in April 2015. The application process winds to a close this month, as Magnet appraisers arrived Feb. 3 to begin their three-day evaluation for redesignation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be verifying, clarifying and amplifying the contents of our application,\u201d Ochsner said. \u201cOur application has more than 1,300 individual files in it, but the thing I\u2019m most proud of: I wouldn\u2019t have anything to write about if this wasn\u2019t such an amazing organization. I\u2019m able to do my job as Magnet program director so effectively because the nurses here do their jobs so well. There is a lot in this organization to be proud of, and that is something that needs to be celebrated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ochsner, along with MCR\u2019s Magnet Steering Committee, has been preparing staff for the upcoming visit over the past few months. There was a Magnet fair with educational games and project displays; staff was given educational newsletters and pocket cards to help them better understand how MCR is a Magnet hospital; and in collaboration with other Magnet hospitals, MCR held a mock site visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted staff to be more familiar with the different components of Magnet and the initiatives that our hospital has done within those components,\u201d said Adele Morehead, nurse coordinator for MCR\u2019s trauma\/surgical unit and a member of the Magnet Steering Committee. \u201cMany times the units know what they have been doing, but the fair was an opportunity to hear from all the different areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Morehead\u2019s unit, as well as in others, nurse coordinators met one-on-one with nurses to discuss the specifics of these Magnet-supported initiatives. In other units, television screens flashed the different magnet components and how each unit contributes. And the Magnet committee has been rounding, asking staff questions the appraisers might ask.<\/p>\n

After the visit, the appraisers submit a report to the American Nurses Credentialing Center\u2019s Commission on Magnet Recognitio<\/a>n. That board will determine if MCR is again a Magnet hospital. The announcement is expected in early spring.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are ready and excited to rave about our amazing hospital and the wonderful work we do,\u201d Morehead said.<\/p>\n

(Top photo:\u00a0Members of the Colorado Magnet Program Director Collaborative debrief after a mock site visit.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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