James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital Tampa, Florida Building a Business Case for Magnet Designation in VHA Final Report November 2004 Laureen G. Doloresco, MN, RN, CNAA-BC Principal Investigator Associate Chief of Nursing James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital Tampa, Florida Co-Investigators : Douglas D. Bradham, DrPH; Bridget Hahm, MA, MPH; Denny Werner, MHA; Dan L. Deininger, RN, MS; Susan V. White, PhD, RN, CPHQ, FNAHQ; Mary Seaman, RN, MS; Sandra K. Janzen, MS, RN, CNAA-BC; Patricia Quigley, PhD, ARNP, CRRN; Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN Project Manager : Christine Melillo, RN, MPH