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"Since graduating
from nursing school (University of
South Carolina) in May 2010, I
have worked as a nurse at MUSC. To
me, working at a hospital of
magnet status means that I am
working at a hospital that
delivers excellence in nursing
care. It means that nurses
practice with autonomy in
delivering care and are important
members of a wonderful health care
team. Magnet status also is about
taking pride in your facility and
knowing that people want to be
cared for at your hospital. I
believe MUSC is all of this."
"Magnet status to me
means recognition of the wonderful
care we give at MUSC. I feel we
are already worthy of Magnet, we
just need to get the word out to
the community and the American
Nursing Association. We have many
great systems currently in place
and need to tweak a few things to
get them up to par. I am honored
to have been selected as a Magnet
Champion for the Pediatric
Emergency Department and as a
member of the transformational
leadership team. I am excited to
be a part of the Magnet journey. I
have learned so much about all of
the great things MUSC does and
look forward to helping to share
these things with the MUSC family
as we move forward in our goal."
"Magnet status
communicates a level of
professionalism aspired to by all
organizations. This
professionalism is demonstrated by
a high level of commitment to our
patients, and to each other. In
practice, our patients can say
that they have received the best
care possible in a knowledgeable
and caring way. The patients say
how much the nurse cared, how
gentle they were, how they
listened and kept the patient
their only focus while with them.
It is the difference between
performing tasks and being proud
and content in the service we
provide. I believe as we continue
to grow professionally, we'll see
increasing numbers of pride and
satisfaction examples among our
caregivers." |
The Catalyst Online is published weekly by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. The Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to The Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201. |