The 2026 Elevating Professional Practice in Health Care Virtual Convention
Unit-Based Councils are the frontline drivers of shared and professional governance in health care organizations. When structured intentionally, they strengthen nurse engagement, improve patient outcomes, and support Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence® designation success. Here are six high-impact strategies to help your Unit-Based Councils thrive.
Workforce stabilization isn’t recovery. Explore the current state of nursing culture, burnout, psychological safety, and what leaders must do next to sustain care.
When 0.1% means thousands of lives, 99.9% isn’t enough. Explore patient safety data, preventable harm, and why zero avoidable harm must be health care’s goal.
Discover how the Interprofessional Relational Model™ (IRM) strengthens teamwork, leadership, and caring cultures across health care organizations.
Culture is the foundation of effective professional governance. In this article, Amber Orton explores how organizational culture shapes the success of governance councils and shared decision-making.
Lead from the Wild™ invites leaders to step outside traditional frameworks and learn from nature’s wisdom. By observing elephants, salmon, and ecosystems, leaders discover steadiness, purpose, and grounded clarity—skills urgently needed in today’s rapidly changing world.
Is Magnet® worth it? In 2026, the data says yes. Explore how Magnet® drives measurable improvements in outcomes, turnover, patient satisfaction, and reimbursement- and why more organizations are treating it as a strategic investment rather than an accolade.
National Nurses Week 2026 (May 6–12) is the perfect time to celebrate, inspire, and invest in your nursing teams. Creative Health Care Management (CHCM) offers engaging in-person and virtual presentations led by experienced nurse leaders, with topics ranging from professional governance and leadership to well-being, innovation, and cultures of excellence. Each session can be customized to meet your organization’s unique goals and audience.
Organizations writing to the 2023 Magnet® Manual face the exciting task of translating excellence into narrative. These ten tips help leaders and writers craft clear, outcome-driven, strategically aligned Magnet® documents that honor nursing impact, elevate organizational excellence, and meet updated requirements with confidence.
Discover why Magnet® recognition remains a premier credential for nursing excellence and how Magnet® hospitals improve outcomes, retention, and patient care quality.