Magnet
Children’s Health℠ nurses demonstrate nursing excellence during Magnet site visit
Children’s Health℠ was awarded a site visit by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as we outperformed the threshold of nursing excellence. This site visit was our opportunity to validate and verify the information we submitted in our Magnet document and to affirm the nursing services we provide meet the gold standard of nursing excellence.
In September, we proudly welcomed the Magnet appraisers for a three-day visit. This was a special time for our organization as all team members rallied together to demonstrate our excitement, exceptional services and commitment to our mission, vision and values. From the interprofessional welcome to meetings with our nurses, interprofessional team, leaders, executives, board members, patient families and community partners, each appraiser confirmed the work we do at Children’s Health is excellent.
Magnet Ambassadors exemplify culture of nursing excellence
Our nurses who serve as Magnet Ambassadors demonstrate transformational leadership as well as a commitment to excellence and high professional standards. They serve as Magnet leaders throughout our organization, supporting and enhancing our culture of nursing excellence. Our Magnet Ambassador team was pivotal in ensuring our organization was ready to complete a successful site visit, facilitating achievement of our fourth consecutive Magnet designation.
Celebrating our success: Children’s Health recognized with fourth Magnet designation
On Nov. 15, 2023, we celebrated a call from the Commission on Magnet. During this call, Magnet Commissioner Sharon Pappas, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, said she had the high honor and privilege to inform us of the Commission’s unanimous vote confirming Children’s Health as a four-time Magnet-designated organization.
Dr. Pappas honored our organization with recognition for our commitment to high-quality care, professionalism and engagement. Additionally, the Commission on Magnet recognized our organization with three exemplars that represent our extraordinary resources to empower our nursing team. The exemplars signify our organization’s exceptional structures, processes and outcomes that others should replicate.
“This credential is testament to the countless contributions your nurses, in collaboration with other team members, have made in their commitment to provide quality patient care through innovations in professional nursing practice.”
Children’s Health nurses recognized with exemplar for BSN rate
One of our Magnet exemplars honors the fact 96% of our registered nurses have earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Advanced nursing education positions us to provide high-quality care encompassing health care’s ever-changing dynamics and the best evidence-based understanding of practices.
Children’s Health is committed to advancing nursing education because it strengthens our culture of nursing excellence. To support nurses’ educational advancement, our organization offers tuition reimbursement, internal scholarships and EdAssist, an online portal used for educational coaching, discounted tuition at select schools and on-demand resources.
Cornelius Metili, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, serves as Psychiatric Resource Nurse Team Lead and is a former President of the Texas chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. With 15 years of psychiatric nursing experience, he helps patients and nurse colleagues better understand and manage behavioral care emergencies. Through this work, he realized his passion for helping others learn and is now pursuing a Master of Nursing degree, specializing in education. “An advanced education will elevate the quality of bedside education, empowering nurses to deliver exceptional care with confidence and competence,” he said.
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“Clinical nurses and nursing leaders attested to the organization’s commitment and support for professional development and career growth through a tuition benefit program, career counseling, flexible scheduling and financial assistance for certification.”
Nurse satisfaction survey scores outperform national benchmarks
Our nursing staff was recognized with an exemplar for high engagement scores.
Nurse satisfaction is central to our achievement of quality care delivery. Nurses at every level have a substantial impact on our professional practice environment and organizational performance. Our nurses practice with accountability, autonomy and authority.They participate in shared decision making and collaborative practices with our interprofessional team. This team consists of professionals from disciplines across the organization working collaboratively with nurses to fulfill our mission.
Children’s Health nurses are encouraged to participate in professional development opportunities and research to advance their education, expertise and skills. Their outstanding work is recognized with a wide variety of awards and celebrations. Nurses are cared for and make use of multiple resources supporting their well-being and designed to empower them to be their absolute best.
Our 2023 Nursing Excellence Engagement Survey shows Children’s Health outperformed Gallup’s national benchmark in Adequacy of Resources and Staffing, Autonomy, Fundamentals of Quality Nursing Care, Interprofessional Relationships, Leadership Access and Responsiveness, Professional Development, and RN-to-RN Teamwork and Collaboration. Our 2023 Direct Care Nurse Experience, Inclusion and Engagement data demonstrates outperformance of the national benchmark in all survey elements and a top-quartile performance in 11 out of 12 survey elements.
RISE program recognized for enhancing well-being
The Resilience, Integrated Ethics, Staff Support and Engagement (RISE) program was recognized with an exemplar as a meaningful resource to address ethical issues related to clinical practice. RISE programs support the mission and values of Children’s Health by helping normalize support through empowerment and interprofessional collaboration.
Shared guiding principles of the RISE programs include confidentiality, authenticity and evidence-based interventions. These programs offer one-on-one support, facilitated group sessions, just-in-time rounding, education, mindfulness and consulting. RISE team members frequently provide referrals to additional internal and external resources for those seeking support for their mental and behavioral health needs.
RISE components include the Resilience program’s committee of 34 engaged stakeholders, the Integrated Ethics program’s 44 cohort members and the Staff Support pro team members from across the Children's Health system trained to provide confidential, one-on-one peer support. In 2023, more than 5,500 team members interacted with RISE programs, which are available not only to nurses but also to everyone in our organization.
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