title: Magnet recognition program: the next generation.
abstract: Twenty-five years ago, the foundation of the Magnet Recognition Program was established. Magnet designation has served as the hallmark of excellence for nursing practice, and research has demonstrated a profound impact on nursing practice and patient care. The purpose of this article was to forecast the direction of the Magnet Recognition Program. The authors discussed the results of a multivariate structural analysis of the forces of magnet and the subsequent future model for Magnet.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Leadership Program, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. wolfg@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Triolo
authors.forename: Patricia Reid
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Ponte
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association; D003406:Credentialing; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D016730:Program Development; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012201:Reward; D014481:United States