Roles of Nurses in Critical Appraisal
Magnet Recognition
Many hospitals have acquired Magnet recognition or are seeking the same from the American Nurses Credentialing Centre. This is because the role of appraisals especially that obtained from the nursing field is deemed essential in the healthcare field. Knowledge in critical appraisal studies is bound to prove useful in to a future employing hospital in that the employed nurse would be in a place to know what to expect when it comes to appraisals from the necessary bodies. Areas to prepare would therefore be easily made known to the hospital and appropriate measures taken. Such knowledge would also help the nurse to know how appraisals are done.
In the Magnet process, nurses play a big role in helping to identify areas of need for appraisal processes thereby fundamentally helping in the design of the appraisal process. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program recognizes hospitals and healthcare organizations that provide nursing excellence, and for this to be possible seasoned nursing professionals are required. Nursing research is therefore able to apply itself to the Magnet process and provide useful insights for identifying areas of need in appraisal, ways to appraisal and providing input on solutions to emerging problems. Nursing research is able to provide useful information in Nursing quality care, Patient results ,Patient safety ,The work environment ,Nurse satisfaction ,Nurse recruitment and Nurse retention .The original 14 forces of Magnetism on which Magnet Recognition for hospitals and healthcare institutions rely for appraisals were based on research findings from a study published by Kramer and Schmalenberg (2003 ). The originals 14 forces of Magnetism were based on research findings from the study ‘Learning from success: Autonomy and empowerment’ published by Kramer and Schmalenbergin1993. Magnet hospitals in the article by Kramer and Schmalenberg are provided in the work ‘Magnet hospitals: Part I. Institutions of excellence’ done in the year 1988, published in the Journal of Nursing and Administration, in its 18th volume (issue1), pages13-24.
References
Kramer, M., & Schmalenberg, C. (1993). Learning from success: Autonomy and empowerment.
Nursing Management, 24(5), 58-64.
