title: Is your nursing staff ready for magnet hospital status? An application of the revised Nursing Work Index.
abstract: There has been a slow, steady exodus of nurses from the acute care setting. However, magnet hospital status is closely correlated with increased retention of nursing staff. The author outlines an assessment plan for nursing staff to determine if magnet status application efforts may be successful for an organization.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. c.wagner@mchsi.com
authors.forename: Cheryl M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D016526:Workload; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology