Transformational Leadership
- Visionary, inspiring, strategic and engaged nursing leaders at all levels
Structural Empowerment
- Access to information, resources and support
- Direct care nurse opportunity to take advantage of these
- Shared decision-making structure that empowers the direct care nurse
Exemplary Professional Practice
- Competitive salaries; Creative, flexible staffing
- Nurses are accountable for coordination of care, and practice autonomously
- Strong community and interdisciplinary partnerships
New Knowledge and Innovation
- Nursing practice is based on evidence
- Nursing science, learning and discovery is advanced through research
- Magnet hospitals mentor other hospitals
Empirical Outcomes
- Clinical outcomes and satisfaction with care are measured and benchmarked
- Nursing research is published and disseminated