This week, a Magnet® appraiser team will join Texas Children’s for a virtual site visit (February 21 – 24, 2023), marking a huge milestone in the hospital’s journey towards achieving our fourth re-designation.
Since 2003, Texas Children’s has been a Magnet-designated organization. Every four years, the hospital applies for re-designation, which is the highest and most prestigious recognition provided by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) that reflects our commitment to providing quality patient care.
What to expect during the virtual site visit
The Magnet appraisers will be virtually accompanied by a staff nurse escort at all times, touring each clinical area (unit or clinic) where nurses practice. The Magnet appraisers will typically ask questions about how patient care is delivered at Texas Children’s, and those who interact with the appraisers are encouraged to reference exemplars (see our written documentation) that ladder up to the core Magnet model components:
- Transformational Leadership
- Structural Empowerment
- Exemplary Professional Practice
- New Knowledge, Innovations and Improvements
- Empirical Outcomes
Brush up on hot topics
Nursing staff are invited to join our remaining 15-minute Magnet Blitz sessions on Tuesday at noon and Friday at noon. Click here to access recordings of the previous Blitz sessions.
Our Magnet teams have been hard at work preparing rigorously to ensure readiness for this site visit, and now we’re off to the races! Clinical team members are encouraged to wear and lace up their best sneakers on Monday, February 20 as we sprint to the finish line of our Relay to Redesignation.
Texas Children’s staff have the opportunity to meet individually with the appraisers during an Open Session from 3:25 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21 at the following locations:
- Feigin Center (Medical Center) – C.0235.02
- West Campus – WC.310.40
- The Woodlands – WL110.54