The power of collaboration: Arizona's best kept secret

The current healthcare challenges have generated significant interest in the Magnet Nursing Services solution. The distribution of the Magnet organizations across the United States reflects an interesting set of circumstances that have potentially influenced the success or failure of Magnet designation. Arizona nursing leadership decided to address the problems directly through the power of collaboration to create a "magnet state." The purpose of this article is to explore Magnet designation as a solution to today's healthcare crisis, the power of state leadership collaboration to address work environment issues, and the notion of developing a state plan to reverse the daunting statistics that negatively impact quality of care. This success story is Arizona's best kept secret that begs to be shared with other nurses leaders who are seeking out-of-the box solutions.