Professional Governance
Magnet
Terminology
Resources
100

A dynamic and collaborative decision-making model that empowers nurses to have a voice in shaping their practice.

Shared Governance 

100

Transformational leadership, Structural Empowerment, Exemplary Professional Practice, New Knowledge Innovations & Improvements and Empirical Outcomes.

Magnet Components 

100

Something that serves as a standard by which others may be measured or judged. Allows data from the organization to `be compared to external sources.

benchmark

100

Can be found on the Napa-Solano website, can assist with articles.

Clinical Library

200

Promotes and translates EBP into the nursing delivery framework within our facility. Support culture of inquiry.

EBP/Research Council

200

Gold Standard in nursing care, setting the benchmark for healthcare organizations worldwide.

Magnet Designation 

200

Standardized, evidence-based measures of healthcare quality that can be used to measure and track clinical performance and outcomes.

Clinical Quality Indicators

200

Information on certifications voucher can be found on the website.

Nurse Scholars Academy 

300

Promotes inter-professional collaboration in care experiences. 

Care Experience Council

300

Structural framework of nursing professional practice at Kaiser Vacaville

Professional Practice Model

300

A problem-solving approach to clinical decision-making within a healthcare organization. It integrates the best available scientific evidence with the best experiential evidence.

Evidence-Based Practice

300

Provides support to staff working on EBP Projects.

EBP Mentors

400

Focuses on enhancing and standardizing education offerings across the organization. 

Professional Development

400

Inpatient Quality, Outpatient Quality, Inpatient Quality, Outpatient Quality, and RN Excellence are known as the

Magnet Big 5

400

A dynamic partnership between leadership, nurses and other healthcare professionals that promotes collaboration, facilities deliberation and decision making and fosters accountability for improving patient outcomes, quality and enhanced work life.

Shared-decision making

400

Launched in March and completes in November to help nurses expand their skills. 

KP Mentorship Program

500

Organizing body of Vacaville professional shared      governance structure, providing oversight to all facility and unit-level councils.

Professional Nursing Excellence Coordinating Council

500

Happens every 4 years after 1st Magnet designation. 

Magnet Redesignation 

500

When leaders possess a vision for the future and strategically plan to prepare for the organization to advance, helping individuals and departments see where they fit into future plans, guiding staff through transitions, and advocating for staff.

Transformational Leadership

500

A nine-month program that helps nurses improve their EBP knowledge, skills and ability. The program will engage participants in innovative and educational experience focused on facilitating an evidence-based practice change.

EBP Fellowship Program