title: The nursing quality partnership: building a health system approach to improving care in community hospitals using principles of the magnet program of excellence.
abstract: Review of the Magnet Recognition Program journey related to the partnership between nursing and quality in building a comprehensive, results-driven quality and safety program in a 5 hospital community system in suburban Philadelphia over a 5-year period (2006-2011).
authors.affiliation: MLH Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA. Valentine-GroupHealth@comcast.net
authors.forename: Nancy M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Valentine
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Annamarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: DeRoberts
authors.forename: Martha B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Lyman
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D015143:Philadelphia; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000451:nursing*