title: Certification and magnet hospitals. Will certification advance your career and improve patient outcomes?
authors.affiliation: Pardee Hospital, Hendersonville, NC, USA. Sandy.weeks@pardeehospital.org
authors.forename: Sandra Kenney
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Weeks
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Penny L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D002322:Career Mobility; D002568:Certification; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States