Magnet Status Research Paper
MAGNET STATUS
PATRICIA THORNTON
LONESTAR COLLEGE KINGWOOD
MAGNET STATUS
More and more hospitals are hiring Registered nurses only. I chose this topic to educate licensed vocational nurses on the importance of furthering you degree, if you choose to work anywhere beside a nursing home, doctors’ offices are home health care. The importance of this topic I chose is to confirm the reason I decided to continue my journey to become a Registered nurse.
In the changing environment of hospital based care, the transitional role from L.V.N to R.N has become increasingly mandatory. The Magnet program is requiring hospitals to hold their nurses to excellence patient care and the very best organizational skills. (Scott, 2010)
As hospitals …show more content…
It is more efficient to hire registered nurses in many causes because of his or her scope of practice is much broader than an LVN, said Dorel Harms, RN senior vice president for clinical services for California Hospital Association. (Larson, 2008) This is the trend for most hospitals in the United States. When a nurse is seeking a choice of employment, Magnet status hospitals can be a considerable draw for potential new employees. The economic realities and competition for RN’s can make Magnet status hospitals more a pilling for these nurses. Due to the present economic conditions, many hospitals are being bought, and becoming part of a larger hospital system. Houston has four of such systems. The Methodist, memorial Hermann, HCA and Tenet are such systems. Medical economic survival is the driving force that these smaller hospitals are being incorporated into larger systems. These larger hospitals must compete with each other for patient care and medical dollars. One of the most important ways this is being expressed is by applying for and completing for magnet status. Magnet status is becoming a vital status driven …show more content…
RN’s in Magnet hospitals are more likely to have a Bachelors degree than non-magnet hospitals. Magnet hospitals also have a higher RN – to- patient ratios than non magnet hospitals. (Scott, 2010) This is conjunction with, not forgoing the realities of containment of cost. (Larson, 2011) RNs have a broader base of skills and scope of practices and this is more cost effective. This trend is most likely going to relocate LVNs to primarily nursing homes are doctor offices. As the technical aspect of medicine advances, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the role of nurses is expanding. Diagnostic and treatment modalities are becoming so complex, that it makes it difficult for the most advanced nurse to keep up. What was once a radical approach to a disease process has now become every day practice, such as conscious sedation? The problem is that the scope of
PATRICIA THORNTON
LONESTAR COLLEGE KINGWOOD
MAGNET STATUS
More and more hospitals are hiring Registered nurses only. I chose this topic to educate licensed vocational nurses on the importance of furthering you degree, if you choose to work anywhere beside a nursing home, doctors’ offices are home health care. The importance of this topic I chose is to confirm the reason I decided to continue my journey to become a Registered nurse.
In the changing environment of hospital based care, the transitional role from L.V.N to R.N has become increasingly mandatory. The Magnet program is requiring hospitals to hold their nurses to excellence patient care and the very best organizational skills. (Scott, 2010)
As hospitals …show more content…
It is more efficient to hire registered nurses in many causes because of his or her scope of practice is much broader than an LVN, said Dorel Harms, RN senior vice president for clinical services for California Hospital Association. (Larson, 2008) This is the trend for most hospitals in the United States. When a nurse is seeking a choice of employment, Magnet status hospitals can be a considerable draw for potential new employees. The economic realities and competition for RN’s can make Magnet status hospitals more a pilling for these nurses. Due to the present economic conditions, many hospitals are being bought, and becoming part of a larger hospital system. Houston has four of such systems. The Methodist, memorial Hermann, HCA and Tenet are such systems. Medical economic survival is the driving force that these smaller hospitals are being incorporated into larger systems. These larger hospitals must compete with each other for patient care and medical dollars. One of the most important ways this is being expressed is by applying for and completing for magnet status. Magnet status is becoming a vital status driven …show more content…
RN’s in Magnet hospitals are more likely to have a Bachelors degree than non-magnet hospitals. Magnet hospitals also have a higher RN – to- patient ratios than non magnet hospitals. (Scott, 2010) This is conjunction with, not forgoing the realities of containment of cost. (Larson, 2011) RNs have a broader base of skills and scope of practices and this is more cost effective. This trend is most likely going to relocate LVNs to primarily nursing homes are doctor offices. As the technical aspect of medicine advances, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the role of nurses is expanding. Diagnostic and treatment modalities are becoming so complex, that it makes it difficult for the most advanced nurse to keep up. What was once a radical approach to a disease process has now become every day practice, such as conscious sedation? The problem is that the scope of