Introducing the 2020 Pathway to Excellence® manual

Abstract

Building positive practice environments around the globe

Blueprints for well-being

“…As leaders are seeking proven ways that will foster their workforce to thrive, many are finding the ANCC Pathway to Excellence ® (PTE) Framework for Positive Practice Environments™ (ANCC Pathway Framework) with its Well-Being Standard and the contemporary, evidence-based, relational leadership theory Human-Centered Leadership in Healthcare (HCL-HC) as great solutions. 1,2 HCL-HC is grounded in the essence of nursing, complexity, and systems science with the first dimension of "Self" as the central starting point to create a positive practice environment. This unique dimension of "it starts with you" sets HCL-HC apart from traditional healthcare leadership theories borrowed from the business world.…”

“…The ANCC's call for organizations to prioritize strategies to address resilience, physical fatigue, and compassion fatigue is timely in light of the peripandemic state of healthcare. 1 The ANCC Pathway Framework isn't prescriptive, and organizations are innovative in how they meet the requirements. Human-Centered Leadership offers some creative evidence-based strategies for addressing well-being and for enculturating the Pathway Standards through the dimensions of Self, Awakener, Connector, and Upholder.…”

A framework for achieving the National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being recommendations

“…4 Staff well-being and resilience must be included in the strategic planning efforts of Pathway to Excellence organizations. 5 To achieve the recognition, organizations must implement support processes to foster staff resilience following adverse events but also must preemptively reduce clinician burnout and promote overall workforce well-being. Pathway also advocates for interprofessional collaboration, inclusivity, and respect, and a culture free of incivility, bullying, and violence.…”

“…The Well-being Standard added in the 2016 Pathway Application Manual requires organizations to assess their clinicians' well-being proactively and continuously, a requirement that makes it unique compared with other work environment models 4. Staff well-being and resilience must be included in the strategic planning efforts of Pathway to Excellence organizations 5. To achieve the recognition, organizations must implement support processes to foster staff resilience following adverse events but also must preemptively reduce clinician burnout and promote overall workforce well-being.…”

African born black nurses’ perception of their U.S. work environment: Race matters

“…The nurse work environment is the foundation of the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet designation (Bates, Hargreaves, McCright, Pabico, & Hume, 2020). A HWE is comprised of the sum of all factors that influence satisfaction and performance of the job (Ulrich, Barden, Cassidy, & Varn-Davis, 2019).…”