Lifting off with Magnetism: Advancing Air Force nursing excellence
View File(s)
Visitor Statistics
Visits vs Downloads
Visitors - World Map
Top Visiting Countries
Country | Visits |
---|
Top Visiting Cities
City | Visits |
---|
Visits (last 6 months)
Downloads (last 6 months)
Popular Works for Zabokrtsky, Deedra L. by View
Title | Page Views |
---|
Popular Works for Zabokrtsky, Deedra L. by Download
Title | Downloads |
---|
View Citations
Citations
The aims of this evidence based project were to transform a global organization’s practice culture and advance nursing excellence by infusing Magnet characteristics into healthcare settings. A call to action by the Air Force Medical Service senior nursing officer signaled a new strategic focus and triggered a review of evidence specific to Magnet culture, nursing excellence, and patient outcomes. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet credential is synonymous with nursing excellence and quality patient care. Magnet-designated facilities embody a culture that supports nurses. A robust body of literature links Magnet hospitals to increased patient and staff satisfaction, positive clinical outcomes for patients, and higher ratings on nurse-sensitive indicators than non-Magnet hospitals. An appreciative inquiry-infused organizational change strategy was selected for this project. At the heart of transformational change is an individual’s reaction to change; thus, stakeholder engagement and consensus building factored into the selection of interventions. The merits of Magnetism and a proposed practice model for Air Force nurses were presented to stakeholder focus groups during interactive sessions. Targeted stakeholder groups were defined as direct care nurses (n = 11), service-line consultants (n = 11), and senior nurse executives (n = 21). Data were collected using a scholar-developed questionnaire that included scaled response and free-text fields. This project was deemed research exempt and non human research by an academic IRB. The intervention was designed to elicit consensus for change rather than to perform statistical analysis. Direct care and service-line consultant stakeholders supported Magnetism as the desired paradigm for nursing excellence. However, the proposed practice model did not garner consensus. Service-line consultants rejected the model prototype, but endorsed the project for executive level consideration and continued study. Consistent with elements of Magnetism and appreciation, a collaborative effort involving Air Force nurses at all levels of the organization produced benchmarks for transformation. Most significant was the insertion of Magnet principles into the Air Force Total Nursing Force strategic plan.
This work has been approved through a faculty review process prior to its posting in the Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository.
Type | DNP Capstone Project |
Acquisition | Self-submission |
Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | Literature Review |
Research Approach | Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice |
Keywords | Military Nursing; Organization and Administration; Magnet; Practice Model |
MESH Subject(s) | Military Nursing; Nurse's Practice Patterns |
MESH Subject(s) | Military Nursing; Nurse's Practice Patterns |
Grantor | Capella University |
Advisor | Forsythe, Lydia L.; Suttle, Catherine M.; Eaves, Richard A. |
Level | DNP |
Year | 2015 |
All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.
All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.
All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subjects.
-
Building a program to bring evidence-based practice to the U.S. Air Force nursing enterprise
Gallagher-Ford, Lynn (2017-07-28)This session will highlight the innovative work to create a successful EBP education and follow-up program to deliver improved care and significant outcomes in the United States Air Force(USAF)Nurse Corps. Details of ... -
A global healthcare exchange: Building relationships to advance nursing excellence in education and practice
Peltz, Caroline M.; Schultz, Alyce A.; Tanicala, Martha L. (2017-10-16)Authentic leadership skills were instrumental in building a relationship between a nursing program in an under resourced country, a Midwest university, and a global health business. Opportunities for faculty and students ... -
Action-logics of veterans health administration magnet nurse executives and their practice of supporting nurses to speak up
Pierce, Bonnie R.Health care organizations typically have a hierarchical structure, with physicians dominant and nurses subordinate. The challenge to open and honest communication between doctors and nurses is real, and communication errors ... -
Identifying educational needs: Training gap analysis of United States Air Force aeromedical evacuation technicians/nurses
Losekamp-Roberts, Tiffany A.; Roseboro, Julie F. (2017-03-09)The United States Air Force (USAF) is curtailing its medical treatment facilities, thus reducing the number of opportunities for skill attainment and proficiency for flight nurses (FNs) and aeromedical evacuation technicians ... -
Weaving evidence-based practice into nursing shared governance: One model for the magnet journey
O'Malley, Patricia A. (2017-09-18)This presentation describes integration of evidence based practice (EBP) within all aspects of nursing shared governance in a hospital system. Nursing's journey to EBP integration will be explored. Attendees will be provided ...