Senate Resolution 114 PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY DVORSKY and BOLKCOM 1 3 A Resolution honoring the nursing leaders at the 1 4 University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics upon their 1 5 receipt of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence. 1 6 WHEREAS, the Magnet Nursing Services Recognition 1 7 Program was established in 1993 by the American Nurses 1 8 Association's American Nurses Credentialing Center, 1 9 the nation's largest and foremost accrediting and 1 10 credentialing organization for the nursing profession; 1 11 and 1 12 WHEREAS, the Recognition Program recognizes health 1 13 care organizations that demonstrate sustained 1 14 excellence in nursing care and uphold the tradition 1 15 within nursing that supports professional nursing 1 16 practice; and 1 17 WHEREAS, the Recognition Program constitutes the 1 18 highest level of recognition that the American Nurses 1 19 Credentialing Center can accord to organized nursing 1 20 services in the national and international health care 1 21 communities; and 1 22 WHEREAS, the Recognition Program awards its coveted 1 23 honors only to hospitals that undergo a rigorous, 1 24 voluntary evaluation process, and that demonstrate 1 25 that they provide positive patient outcomes, recognize 1 26 excellence in nursing services, and reward 1 27 professional nursing achievement; and 1 28 WHEREAS, the University of Iowa Hospitals and 1 29 Clinics have been singled out as one of only about 100 1 30 hospitals in the United States and the first hospital 2 1 in the State of Iowa to receive the prestigious Magnet 2 2 Award for Nursing Excellence; and 2 3 WHEREAS, independent studies of Magnet hospitals 2 4 have shown that patients who receive care in such 2 5 centers average a shorter length of stay and have 2 6 higher rates of satisfaction, and that nurses working 2 7 in Magnet hospitals are more satisfied with their work 2 8 and the care they provide and remain in the workplace 2 9 for longer durations of time than do other nurses; and 2 10 WHEREAS, achieving Magnet status for the University 2 11 of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics was accomplished only 2 12 through the dedicated teamwork of many nursing 2 13 professionals led by Donna Katen=Bahensky, Director 2 14 and Chief Executive Officer of the University of Iowa 2 15 Hospitals and Clinics, and by Linda Q. Everett, Ph.D., 2 16 Associate Director and Chief Nursing Officer, and 2 17 assisted by Barbara J. (B. J.) Hannon; NOW THEREFORE, 2 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 2 19 congratulates the nursing leaders at the University of 2 20 Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for receiving the Magnet 2 21 Award for Nursing Excellence, and expresses its 2 22 appreciation for the dedication of nursing 2 23 professionals at the University of Iowa, for their 2 24 devotion to patients, and for performing the essential 2 25 nursing care services which enable the University of 2 26 Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to provide such high= 2 27 quality health care to Iowans and nonresidents alike; 2 28 and 2 29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That official copies of 2 30 this resolution be prepared and presented to Dr. David 3 1 Skorton, President of the University of Iowa, to Donna 3 2 Katen=Bahensky, Director and Chief Executive Officer 3 3 of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and 3 4 to Linda Q. Everett, Associate Director and Chief 3 5 Nursing Officer of the University of Iowa Hospitals 3 6 and Clinics, to be shared with all nursing personnel 3 7 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 3 8 recognition of the receipt of the prestigious Magnet 3 9 Award for Nursing Excellence. 3 10 LSB 5998SS 80 3 11 rj/gg/14