Magnet quote:
Recognizing quality patient care and nursing excellence, the Magnet Recognition Program™ provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark to measure the quality of care they can expect to receive, according to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Magnet’s 14 Forces
The 14 forces of magnetism, which Centra Health and all other Magnet hospitals meet, are:

• Quality of nursing leadership
• Organizational structure
• Management style
• Personnel policies and programs
• Professional models of care
• Quality of care
• Quality improvement
• Consultation and resources
• Autonomy
• Community in the hospital
• Nurses as teachers
• Image of nursing
• Collegial relationships
• Professional development