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