Magnet organizations integrate evidence-based practice and research into clinical and operational processes. Nurses are educated about evidence-based practice and research, enabling them to appropriately explore the safest and best practices for their patients and practice environment, and to generate new knowledge. Published research is systematically published and used. Nurses serve on the board that reviews proposals for research, and knowledge gained through research is disseminated to the community of nurses.
Nursing Research Council
The system-wide Research Council, which began in 2006, aids in the development of master- and doctorate-level nurses. The council also supports and promotes the use of nursing research.
Nursing Research
Crozer-Keystone Health System has established a system-wide Institutional Review Board (IRB) that currently oversees approximately 135 research projects. Many of those projects are being led by Crozer-Keystone Health System nurses.
Nurse-Physician Collaboration
Crozer-Keystone Health System supports strong nurse-physician collaboration to yield positive patient outcomes.
Evidence-Based Practice
Organizations achieving Magnet recognition possess established and evolving programs related to evidence-based practices and research programs. Infrastructures and resources are in place to support the advancement of evidence-based practices and research in all clinical settings.
Innovation
Innovations in patient care, nursing and the practice environment are the hallmark of organizations receiving Magnet recognition. Establishing new ways of achieving high-quality, effective and efficient care is the outcome of transformation leadership, empowering structures and processes, and exemplary professional practice in nursing.
Patient Flow Coordination
Crozer-Keystone Health System implemented a multidisciplinary task force to improve efficiencies, achieve positive outcomes and increase revenue during the process of getting patients from the Crozer-Chester Medical Center Emergency Department to open beds in the medical center.