PMID- 32751043
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20200805
IS  - 2380-9426 (Electronic)
IS  - 2380-9418 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 1
DP  - 2017
TI  - Does a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Provide Preparation for Assuming a 
      Magnet Program Director Role?
PG  - 56-64
LID - 10.1891/2380-9418.10.1.56 [doi]
AB  - One of the blueprints used by health care organizations for attaining and 
      sustaining nursing excellence is the American Nurses' Credentialing Center's 
      (ANCC) Magnet designation. The ANCC requires organizations to identify a Magnet 
      program director (MPD), who serves as the contact and communication point through 
      the process of application, designation, and maintenance of the credential. The 
      MPD role is complex, has a wide variety of necessary skills and competencies, and 
      can be challenging and overwhelming to undertake. Literature reveals no 
      guidelines nor recommendations regarding educational preparation for assuming the 
      role. Chief nursing officers (CNOs) support "program director" as a potential 
      employment option for doctor of nursing practice (DNP) graduates. Given the 
      complexity of the MPD, would DNP education provide elements that would help new 
      MPDs prepare for the position? The purpose of this project was to determine if 
      MPDs recommend concepts within DNP program Essentials as preparation for their 
      roles. A mixed methods design was used, with qualitative data obtained from a 
      focus group and quantitative, nonexperimental data obtained through a 
      cross-sectional survey. Data were collected from current MPDs. The concepts of 
      DNP Essentials presented in the survey were all recommended as preparation for 
      the MPD role, making DNP education a relevant option.
FAU - Lackey, Sarah
AU  - Lackey S
AD  - Cone Health, Greensboro, North Carolina sarah.lackey@conehealth.com.
FAU - Cuellar, Norma G
AU  - Cuellar NG
AD  - Capstone College of Nursing, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
FAU - Letvak, Susan
AU  - Letvak S
AD  - University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
FAU - Isley, Thresa
AU  - Isley T
AD  - Novant Health, Winston Salem, North Carolina.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Dr Nurs Pract
JT  - Journal of doctoral nursing practice
JID - 101685366
SB  - IM
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Magnet
OT  - Magnet program director
OT  - doctor of nursing practice (DNP)
OT  - doctor of nursing practice (DNP) roles
EDAT- 2017/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 2017/01/01 00:01
CRDT- 2020/08/06 06:00
PHST- 2020/08/06 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/01/01 00:01 [medline]
AID - 10/1/56 [pii]
AID - 10.1891/2380-9418.10.1.56 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Dr Nurs Pract. 2017;10(1):56-64. doi: 10.1891/2380-9418.10.1.56.