title: Optimizing All Licensed Staff: Magnet Standards Require an All-BSN/RN Staff in Hospital Settings by 2020: Truth or Myth?
abstract: This column, presented by the executive vice president and chief officer of the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Linda Lewis, MSA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, discusses a topic of interest to nurse executives as they develop plans for the nursing workforce. Ms Lewis addresses the direction of the Magnet Recognition Program® with regard to requirements for staffing mix.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliation: Executive Vice President and Chief Officer, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Director, Magnet Recognition Program®, Silver Spring, Maryland.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003406:Credentialing / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure / Q000592:standards*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000639:trends; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States