The Magnet™ application and appraisal process is recognition of a health care organization's attainment of excellence in nursing. It is also a rewarding and valuable educational experience for an organization seeking focus and direction for growth and development. The process is thorough and lengthy, demanding widespread participation with the applicant organization's nurses. Health care organizations find the journey to be a revealing self assessment— creating opportunity for organizational advancement, team building, and enhancement of individual professional self esteem.
Review Eligibility Requirements
All aspiring applicants should begin by carefully reviewing the Eligibility Requirements for Organizations or the Eligibility Requirements for Systems.
Assessing Eligibility: Eligibility requirements exist for applicant organizations and also for applicants applying as a system. System applicants must meet each of the system requirements in addition to the requirements for individual organizations.
Review Fees
Fees become due as milestones are reached during the assessment phase. Applicant organizations will receive specific communication regarding the nature and processing of each fee in a timely manner. Scroll down to Related Resources for a link to the current fee schedule.
Order Magnet Hospitals Revisited
Magnet Hospitals Revisited: Attraction and Retention of Professional Nurses provides a compilation of the body of work done regarding magnet hospitals from the original inception and research based on its tenets through 2002.
Order the Program's Foundational Document
The foundational documents, American Nurses Association's Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators (2009) lend additional perspective to the components of the Forces of Magnetism
Order 2008 Magnet Recognition Program® Manual: Recognizing Nursing Excellence
The 2008 edition of the Magnet Recognition Program® Manual is now available. The 2008 edition incorporates the new Magnet model and its five components into 88 sources of evidence. The 2008 Manual is a guide to the application process and roadmap for creating a work environment for nurses characterized by innovation and superior performance.
Magnet Recognition Program® Application Manual – Recognizing Nursing Excellence (2008 edition)