Inova Fairfax Hospital is proud to have once again been designated as a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Our CNO, Dina Dent, DNP, RN, NEA-BC successfully advocated for resources that enhanced a healthy workforce, decreased turnover rates and supplemental agency staff burden. Inova Fairfax Medical Campus (IFMC) partnered with Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and Johnson & Johnson, to create an innovative approach to the acute care delivery model. Strategies in the innovative efforts include decreasing documentation burden, improving patient flow and incorporating a Virtual Nurse program. With record breaking capacity challenges, IFMC leaders partnered with patients and family advisory committee members to re-imagine a discharge hospitality suite that impacted patient throughput significantly. Resources for our continued journey to Magnet® include dedicated hours for unit-based practice councils, Care Site Council (CSC), Shared Governance sub-councils and the Magnet document writing team.
In addition, nursing leaders across the organization continue to drive our cultural transformation journey and foster an environment of diversity, inclusion and belonging. IFMC leaders strive to connect with team members, provide spaces where it is safe to speak up and encourage voices to be heard. Inova seeks to be a place where every team member feels valued, and everyone’s humanity is seen.