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Health & WellnessMayo Clinic in Florida Receives Highest Nursing Designation
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus has been recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) with a Magnet Recognition Program® designation. This credential recognizes health care organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. Mayo Clinic is one of only 20 hospitals in Florida and 401 nationally with Magnet Recognition Program status.
In the nursing profession, Magnet recognition is considered the gold seal that epitomizes the importance of quality, safety and improvement; intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork; understanding of evidence based practice and research; and formal nursing education. It requires organizations to develop, disseminate and enculturate evidenced-based criteria that results in a positive work environment for nurses and, by extension, all employees. U.S. News & World Report includes the Magnet designation as a primary competence indicator in its assessment of almost 5,000 hospitals to rank and report the best medical centers in 16 specialties.
“Magnet status has provided us a framework for goal setting and accomplishing evidence-based practice and improved patient outcomes,” says Debra Harrison, D.N.P, R.N., chief nursing officer at Mayo Clinic in Florida. “Nurses are driven by purpose. By improving patient outcomes we can increase job satisfaction among our nursing staff. The six-year journey that led us to earning Magnet status has been rewarding for everyone involved in the process”
Magnet status also helps hospitals attract and retain top nursing talent; improve patient care, safety and satisfaction; foster a collaborative culture; and advance nursing standards and practice. Consumers often rely on Magnet designation as the ultimate credential for hospitals offering the highest quality nursing care.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Paul Scotti, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 904-953-0199, scotti.paul@mayo.edu
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