FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/November 20, 1997 CONTACT: Fay Gold [202/651-7209];Sara Foer [202/651-7023];
MEDIA ADVISORYRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital Named Magnet Facility by American Nurses Credentialing CenterWashington, D.C. --The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital received "magnet" status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). ANCC's "magnet" designation recognizes excellence in nursing services provided by short-term acute care facilities. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is only the seventh hospital in the country to be awarded this prestigious recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. ANCC's magnet status is based on a stringent evaluation process that uses scope and practice standards established by the American Nurses Association and emphasizes clinical outcomes and patient care delivery by registered nurses. "I am excited that a facility of the reputation and caliber of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has received this prestigious recognition." says Carolyn Lewis, PhD, RN, CNAA, director of the American Nurses Credentialing Center. "The program highlights the contribution of clinical nurses to patient outcomes and emphasizes feedback from communities served by the applicant institution," says Dr. Lewis. "An informed consumer can now seek facilities where there is quality nursing care and the consumer can have that assurance when a facility has been designated a Magnet Recipient for Excellence in Nursing Services as awarded Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital." "This professional recognition is an outstanding tribute to the Registered Nurses who practice at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Their commitment to nursing excellence is evident through their clinical expertise; their commitment to ongoing professional development through continuing education, community outreach and research; and their warm, compassionate caring attitude. This high level of performance and willingness to assume accountability and responsibility for patient care is achieved in a supportive and collaborative practice environment," says Kathi Kendall Sengin, RN, MSN,CNAA, Vice President, Nursing, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Established in 1993, the Magnet Recognition Program for Excellence in Nursing Services is the highest level of recognition by ANCC can accord facilities that provide short-term care services. The program recognizes excellence in management philosophy and practices in nursing services; adherence to standards for improving quality of nursing care, leadership of the chief nurse executive in supporting professional practice; competence of nursing personnel and attention to the cultural and ethnic needs of patients and their care providers. The American Nurses Credentialing Center is a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association. The American Nurses Association is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.6 million Registered Nurses through its 53 constituent associations. ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the work place, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.
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