title: The road to excellence: Magnet designation, the Beacon Award, and primary nursing.
abstract: The potential to have a unit based on excellence is within every manager's reach. The ability to submit for the Beacon Award and Magnet hospital designation are two avenues to fulfill that potential. Successes from University of California Davis Medical Center are shared in this article in the hope of inspiring other managers and their staff.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. karen.mondino@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mondino
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000368:Aged; D000575:American Nurses' Association; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002140:California; D003142:Communication; D003406:Credentialing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011321:Primary Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012944:Social Support; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D014481:United States