title: Achieving Magnet status: demonstrating nursing excellence.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, USA.
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Cathryn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sexton
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association; D019985:Benchmarking; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004282:Documentation; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D016730:Program Development; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States