Authors

  1. Moran, Janice W. MPA, BSN, RN

Abstract

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Commission on Magnet(R) Recognition is a voluntary governing body that oversees the Magnet Recognition Program(R). Commission members are appointed by the ANCC Board of Directors and are expert representatives from various sectors of the nursing community. In addition, 1 commission member represents public consumers.

 

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Since the 1st inauguration in 1995, the Commission on Magnet (COM) has been responsible for approving Magnet(R) criteria, policies, and guidelines. The 1995 8-member body consisted of a representative from patient care, a representative from the American Academy of Nursing, a staff nurse, an advanced practice nurse, a nurse executive, a public member, a Nursing Organization Liaison Forum member, and a member who held a PhD.

  
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In 2002, with 66 Magnet-designated organizations, the composition of the COM changed with the addition of a Magnet executive and a Magnet chief nursing officer to represent the community of stakeholders. In 2009, 2 international organizations were added to the Magnet community, and the COM responded by expanding to include the 1st international seat. In 2014, to further develop the executive committee of the COM, formal criteria for the chair and vice chair positions were developed and ratified.

 

Today, the final decision regarding conferral of the Magnet credential is the privilege of a 12-member commission. Magnet commissioners dedicate their time and expertise to ensure that Magnet standards are evidenced based, relevant to current practice, and outcome driven. The COM also provides strategic direction and leads the development and revision of the Magnet program's application manuals. With 3 international commissioners, the COM has truly advanced to a global entity.

 

The COM traditionally celebrates nursing excellence and the global Magnet community by announcing new and redesignated Magnet organizations at the annual ANCC National Magnet Conference(R). This year, the COM will announce more than 10 organizations that have achieved Magnet recognition for the 4th time and 2 organizations that are being designated for a 5th time!

 

Meet the 2016 COM members:

 

Executive Committee

Donna Havens, PhD, RN, FAAN

  
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Interim Dean and Professor, School of Nursing

 

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Chair; fulfills the academic seat

 

Veronica Casey, MN, BN, RN, Grad Dip N Geri, Dip Man

  
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Executive Director Nursing Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane Queensland, Australia

 

Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery Services-Metro South Health

 

Vice Chair; fulfills the Asian-Pacific International seat

 

Brian Selig, DNP, MHA, RN, CEN, NEA-BC

  
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Assistant Director, Perioperative and Procedural Services

 

The University of Kansas Hospital, Missouri

 

Member-at-Large; fulfills the patient care manager seat

 

Domestic Commisssioners

Cynthia Barginere, DNP, RN, FACHE

  
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Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

 

Rush University Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

 

Fulfills the American Organization of Nurse Executives seat

 

Michael A. Frakes, MSc, CCNS, APRN, NEA-BC, FACHE

  
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Director of Clinical Care and Organizational Quality

 

Boston MedFlight, Bedford, Massachusetts

 

Fulfills the advanced practice nurse seat

 

Mary Dee Hacker, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

  
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Vice President, Clinical Systems and Chief Nursing Officer

 

Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California

 

Fulfills the American Academy of Nursing seat

 

Jeanette Ives-Erickson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

  
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Senior Vice President, Patient Care and Chief Nurse

 

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

 

Fulfills the Magnet nurse executive seat

 

Claudia Wilder, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

  
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Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer

 

Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas Texas

 

Fulfills the nurse executive seat

 

International Commissioners

Fatima Al Rifai, PhD, RN

  
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Director, Federal Department of Nursing

 

United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health and Prevention

 

Fulfills the Middle East International seat

 

Franz Alfred Wagner, MSc, RN

  
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Chief Executive Officer

 

German Nurses Association, Germany

 

Fulfills the European International seat

 

New Commissioners (as of January 2016)

Christopher Tod Brindle, MSN, RN, CWOCN

  
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Nurse Clinician, Wound Care Team

 

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond

 

Fulfills the clinical nurse seat

 

William Padula, PhD, MS, MSc

  
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Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management

 

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland

 

Fulfills the consumer seat