Best organizational practices that foster scholarly nursing practice in Magnet® hospitals

Factors related to nursing performance in South Korean intensive care units

“…Overall, the core values and expectations of a nursing organizational culture are likely to impact nurses' professional practice. As reported by Beal and Riley (2019), a well‐developed nursing culture allowed nurses to actively engage in enhancing their performance. The researchers also asserted that an appropriately resourced and well‐supported nursing work environment is the fundamental element of the organizational culture.…”

“…The researchers also asserted that an appropriately resourced and well‐supported nursing work environment is the fundamental element of the organizational culture. For instance, Magnet‐designated hospitals, which have strong organizational support, tend to have a positive nursing organizational culture, thereby supporting a high level of nursing care (Beal & Riley, 2019). In this sense, institutional efforts to maximize nursing performance in ICUs should strive to establish a supportive organizational culture.…”

Factors that optimise the impact of continuing professional development in nursing: A rapid evidence review

“…One study interviewed nurses after completing a work based learning programme and found that they perceived CPD to improve patient knowledge, access and choice of services (Chapman, 2006). In another study, participants recognised the need to integrate professional development with quality nursing care (Beal and Riley, 2019). Bradshaw et al (2007) found that work based clinical supervision, alongside training in psychosocial interventions, led to improved outcomes for service users.…”

The Exemplary Practice Life of the Nurse

“…Participants' collective vision for the future of baccalaureate education was that educational programs would place more focus on “helping students think about themselves as members and future stewards of the profession” ( Beal & Riley, 2015 , p. 382). In a recent national study, senior nurse leaders in magnet hospitals confirmed that “nursing culture is both significant and consequential to the nursing milieu as well as the overall organization” ( Beal & Riley, 2019 , p.192). Embedding expectations of stewardship for all nurses, not just leaders, into the nursing culture of health systems adds potential for significant influence within the organization.…”