Innovations in Health Care Delivery: Responses to Global Nurse Migration—A Practice Example

Abstract

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) mission is to promote excellence in nursing and health care globally through credentialing programs and related services. Among these programs, the Magnet Recognition Program recognizes health care institutions that excel at changing their cultures to provide excellent patient care. In recent years, ANCC has partnered with health care organizations and researchers internationally to extend the Magnet Program to other countries. There is flexibility in the Magnet Program to be able to do this; however, we must continue to refine the meaning and necessary level of flexibility to be applied. It is important, as we move forward, that we honor one of the Magnet tenets: to celebrate milestones.

Nursing practice in a post‐Soviet country from the perspectives of Armenian nurses: a qualitative exploratory study

“…Being isolated from the world’s developments, nursing practice in Armenia was outdated. Floyd (2006) has argued that nursing practice in Armenia is about 30–50 years behind the practice in the USA indicating that not much has changed since the Soviet collapse. For example, about 60% of nurses in Armenia still work 24‐hour shifts (Aiken & Poghosyan 2009).…”

An Overview of Papers Presented at Building Global Alliances III: The Impact of Global Nurse Migration on Health Services Delivery

“…The Magnet Recognition Program is an award made to health care institutions that excel at changing their cultures to provide excellent patient care through an increased capacity to recruit and retain the best and the brightest (Floyd, 2006). This program has worked with developing countries to strengthen the infrastructure to begin and sustain the magnet process.…”