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Magnet Committee

Charter

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES & MISSION


The Magnet Committee is responsible for supporting the Neuroscience Intensive Care
Unit (NSICU) in our Magnet designation journey by achieving goals and benchmarks
that pertain to nursing excellence and empowering nurses. Utilize Inova’s Professional
Practice Model and the ANCC Magnet Model when performing duties related to the
committee.

Responsibilities

i. Ensure that Magnet Committee members attend Magnet Meeting and are updated
on meeting minutes.
ii. Collaborate with the interprofessional team to identify areas of growth and
acknowledge fall outs in Nurse Sensitive Indicators. Participate in ACAs and root
cause analysis.
iii. Design an educational and informative Magnet Board to enhance the awareness of
what it means to be a Magnet designated organization and how we exemplify the
Magnet Components such as Transformational Leadership, Structural
Empowerment, Exemplary Professional Practice, New Knowledge, Innovations,
& Improvements, and Empirical Outcomes on our unit. Ensure the Magnet Board
is up to date with the Magnet Journey and our exemplary nursing excellence on
the NSICU.
iv. Collaborate with other unit-based committees in the dissemination of information,
this may include, but not limited to, dissemination of NDNQI data and plans for
improvement.
v. Prepares NSICU for the Magnet Appraisal Site Visit dates.
vi. Gathers information about unit specific initiatives.
a. Collaborates with Quality and Safety and EBP Committees.
vii. Polls staff members on ideas for future innovations.

Integration

i. The committee will promote a culture of widespread RN involvement, growth,


and empowerment.

Updated March 3rd 2020


ii. The committee will create suggestions for future improvement, and investigate
unit specific nursing sensitive indicators
iii. The committee will identify, and escalate fallouts within nursing sensitive
indicators
iv. The committee will collaborate with our multidisciplinary team under the
leadership of our clinical director and unit supervisors, in order to ensure that
NDNQI data meets the national benchmark.

Goals for 2020

i. Achieve Magnet designation


ii. Update staff members on Magnet Journey via Magnet Board
iii. Obtain a successful Magnet Appraisal Site visit
1. Ensure that staff members are knowledgeable about Magnet Journey, Magnet
designation requirements, and NDNQI benchmark data on Nursing Sensitive
Indicators.

Membership | Stakeholders

i. Any employee whose job profile it is to work on NSICU, Clinical Leaders of


NSICU, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus leaders (executive or clinical).
1. Committee Chair is preferable an NSICU RN, with prior Committee
membership.
a.Members may include novice to expert clinical staff.
2. Subject matter experts, on an as needed basis.

Meeting & Attendance

i. Meetings held on a monthly basis, at a minimum.


ii. Attendance will be taken at each meeting. Call ins are permitted.
1. Members must attend 75% of meetings to utilize membership
for advancement on the clinical ladder.
a. This is an Inova Policy. See “Advance” rules on
InovaNet

Updated March 3rd 2020

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