title: The Professional Excellence Council: implications for all Forces of Magnetism.
authors.affiliation: Center for Professional Excellence, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103, USA. Kim.Hitchings@lvh.com
authors.forename: Kim S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hitchings
authors.forename: Terry Ann
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Capuano
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration; D000575:American Nurses' Association; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*