Nursing and Health Vol. 1(4), pp. 78 - 87
DOI: 10.13189/nh.2013.010403
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From Magnet-Hospital to the Hospital of the Future

André Heitmann ^1,*, Rosana Svetić Čišić ², Iris Meyenburg-Altwarg ^1
1 Medical School (MHH), Department of Nursing, Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
² St Catherine specialist hospital, Bracak 8a, 49210 Zabok, Croatia

ABSTRACT

In the United States the Magnet Recognition Program® is an established nursing-oriented organizational model. Accredited Magnet hospitals succeeded in attract and retention of qualified nurses. This demonstrated the future potential of this model. However, a direct transfer of the model to European conditions seemed to be limited. It raised the question concerning a European model that could give hints to organize the hospital of the future. This exploratory and descriptive study attempted to create a European framework in order to made recommendations for the hospital of the future. Following recommendations were made: 1. Designation of nursing as connecting health profession, 2. In-depth structural integration of nursing into the hospital organization, 3. Lived professionalism and quality.

KEYWORDS
Magnet Hospital, Exploratory Study, European Framework, Hospital of the Future, Croatia, Germany

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] André Heitmann , Rosana Svetić Čišić , Iris Meyenburg-Altwarg , "From Magnet-Hospital to the Hospital of the Future," Nursing and Health, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 78 - 87, 2013. DOI: 10.13189/nh.2013.010403.

(b). APA Format:
André Heitmann , Rosana Svetić Čišić , Iris Meyenburg-Altwarg (2013). From Magnet-Hospital to the Hospital of the Future. Nursing and Health, 1(4), 78 - 87. DOI: 10.13189/nh.2013.010403.