Magnet nursing award is more than a gold star

Winning hospitals find application data useful, too. If you want to apply for the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program, be forewarned: It is a daunting application that asks for documentation providing you meet 14 different criteria -- from having visible nursing leadership and nurse involvement in planning and decision making to ensuring you have enough staff with rge right credentials and good salaries and benefits.