By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Applause and cheers emanated from a room full of leaders, administrators and nurses last week at Bristol Hospital in celebration of a national recognition. They all gathered together last Tuesday for conference phone call from RN Donna Havens, who announced that Bristol Hospital has achieved Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Magnet serves as the highest recognition an organization can receive for nursing care as established by the ANCC, a division of the American Nurses Association. It offers recognition to health care organizations that offer the best in nursing care and uphold the tradition of professional nursing practice. Bristol Hospital also is invited to the ANCC National Magnet Conference that will take place this October in Atlanta. “This is an amazing accomplishment and it’s a testament to your commitment to nursing excellence,” said Havens, who is the chair of the Commission for the Magnet Recognition Program. Sheila Kempf, senior vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, led the Magnet journey after the decision of the Bristol Hospital Board of Directors and its Quality Committee to pursuee the designation about several years ago. The early phase of the process included a […]
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Applause and cheers emanated from a room full of leaders, administrators and nurses last week at Bristol Hospital in celebration of a national recognition. They all gathered together last Tuesday for conference phone call from RN Donna Havens, who announced that Bristol Hospital has achieved Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Magnet serves as the highest recognition an organization can receive for nursing care as established by the ANCC, a division of the American Nurses Association. It offers recognition to health care organizations that offer the best in nursing care and uphold the tradition of professional nursing practice. Bristol Hospital also is invited to the ANCC National Magnet Conference that will take place this October in Atlanta. “This is an amazing accomplishment and it’s a testament to your commitment to nursing excellence,” said Havens, who is the chair of the Commission for the Magnet Recognition Program. Sheila Kempf, senior vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, led the Magnet journey after the decision of the Bristol Hospital Board of Directors and its Quality Committee to pursuee the designation about several years ago. The early phase of the process included a […]