On the eastern coast of Queensland , Australia sits a distinguished , state-ofthe-art , medical research precinct : Princess Alexandra Hospital .

Spanning all the way back to 1883 , Princess Alexandra Hospital has had a rich history . Now , with a staff of more than 6,500 , it takes a vision and a team to execute it to achieve a level of paramount success .

Building a vision of excellence

In 2001 , former Executive Director of Nursing Services Joy Vickerstaff had a vision to utilize the Magnet framework to unite nursing services within Princess Alexandra Hospital . With the intent to improve the nursing culture and focus on patient safety , the vision was instigated following a staff cultural survey conducted by Best Practice Australia .

While the survey identified that the current nursing services had a “ poor ” workforce culture , Vickerstaff

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