 Good Samaritan Nurses Earn
Magnet™ Designation The Magnet™ Team - The Positive Force in Health Care Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center received notification of Magnet™ Designation in October of 2006 from the Magnet™ Recognition Program of the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center (ANCC). The designation recognizes nursing excellence through out the organization. Preparation for Magnet™ began in January of 2004 and involved a staff nurse from each unit (known as the Magnet™ Unit Champion). Numerous nurses and interdisciplinary partners participated in the two-day site visit in August 2006. Each year interim reports are prepared for the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center that verifies that Nursing Excellence is a central pillar in Good Samaritan’s regional reputation for quality care.
Magnet™ recognition is the pinnacle of professional recognition and validates that Good Samaritan nurses are committed to quality care and optimal patient outcomes. That commitment is validated in our ability to attract and retain more that 1100 professional nurses Our Mission - Provide optimal individualized quality health care which reflects the Catholic Mission.
- Create a therapeutic healing environment.
- To enhance safe patient care and encourage the pursuit of life-long learning and evaluating the outcomes of current evidence based practice.
- Attract, develop and retain staff committed to nursing excellence by providing challenging opportunities.
- Provide a clean and safe environment through the prevention of infection and support of safety programs.
- Assume collaborative leadership that complements the overall hospital and Catholic Health Services mission.
Our Vision
The vision of the Department of Nursing is to continue the commitment to be a Magnet™ hospital. We strive to be the foremost provider of quality health care through education, service, research and innovation. The Forces at Good Samaritan Medical Center - Force 1. Quality of Nursing Leadership - The results of quality leadership are evident in nursing practice at the patient’s bedside.
- Force 2. Organizational Structure- Decentralized shared decision-making processes prevail throughout the nursing operations of the organization.
- Force 3. Management Style - Creating an environment supportive of participation.
- Force 4. Personnel Policies & Programs - Nurse participation in recruitment in response to ongoing challenges in the marketplace.
- Force 5. Professional Models of Care - Models of care are used that give nurses the responsibility and authority for the provision of patient care.
- Force 6. Quality of Care - Innovative patient safety programs have been developed, implemented and evaluated.
- Force 7. Quality Improvement - Staff nurses participate in the quality improvement process.
- Force 8. Consultation & Resources - Knowledgeable experts are available and used.
- Force 9. Autonomy - Nurses in all settings exercise independent judgment within the context of a multi disciplinary approach to patient care.
- Force 10. Community & the Hospital - Strong partnerships to support the health of the community
- Force 11. Nurses as Teachers - Mentoring activities at staff nurse level for clinical roles.
- Force 12. Image of Nursing - Services provided by nurses are characterized as essential by other members of the health care team.
- Force 13. Interdisciplinary Relationships - Collaborative working relationships within and among disciplines valued.
- Force 14. Professional Development - Participation of direct care nurses in continuing education on a clinical unit basis.
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