The Magnet Recognition Program (MRP)
Shannon, Thanks again for your feedback. I understand your doubts about prioritizing the Magnet status. With a small percentage of hospitals achieving the status, the Magnet Recognition Program (MRP) is not a simple process. Back in 2009, I read an article exploring the benefits of the MRP. In my mind, I was thinking that finally, someone was paying attention to nurses’ concerns when they mentioned about engaging nurses and creating a healthy environment for nurses. During the 90’s, the working environment for nurses was quite difficult. In truth, nurses’ input was not valued, senior nurses ate their young (newly trained intensive care unit [ICU] nurses were leaving), and physicians could easily blame and verbally abuse nurses. Indeed,