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Magnet Research Materials and Resources

This reference list includes research studies that have investigated the relationship between Magnet environments and patient, nurse, and/or organizational outcomes.  In general, findings have consistently demonstrated an association between Magnet characteristics and favorable nurse or patient outcomes.  The most common approaches to measuring Magnet characteristics have been to include ANCC Magnet-recognized Organizations in the study sample or to administer a version of the Nursing Work Index survey, which was initially developed to characterize a Magnet environment. 

For two recent literature reviews, see

Chapter 46 (Magnet Environments for Professional Nursing Practice) at www.ahrq.gov/qual/Nurseshdbk/ in AHRQ's publication Patient Safety and Quality:  An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses . (Publication No. 08-0043, edited by RG Hughes, Rockville, MD: Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality, April 2008). 

Chapter 10 (Magnet Practice Environments and Outcomes) in Magnet®: The Next Generation—Nurses Making the Difference , edited by K Drenkard, G Wolf, & S Morgan. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2011.

ANCC cannot provide copies of any articles listed here.

References

Magnet Recognition Program® Designation Criteria

National Magnet Research Agenda

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