Educating The Next Generation of Nurses To Be Innovators and Change Agents

TABIJE, ARVIE JAYSELLE P.
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Educating the next generation of nurses to be innovators and

change agents
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REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.07.004 Get rights and content
Highlights
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While innovation has become a hot topic in healthcare, incorporating
innovation concepts in nursing curricula is in its infancy.
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Rapid changes in our complex healthcare system require that graduates bring
new knowledge to the practice setting.
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Nursing education must transform curricula to create a balance between the
caring clinician and the innovative change agent.
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The need for nurses to actively empower patients while inspiring themselves to
create innovative solutions to everyday issues is a valued skill.
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Nursing programs that build innovation and entrepreneurship skills may
enhance graduates as change agents and innovators.
Abstract
With over 4 million nurses in the United States and an ever changing health care
environment, undergraduate nursing faculty must consider proactively educating
students on essential principles of innovation within the core curriculum. New nurses
must be prepared to identify and facilitate innovations to enhance patient and
populations outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to describe an approach to prepare
the next generation of registered nurses to be innovators and change agents through a
Health Care Innovation Program within an undergraduate nursing program. The paper
describes the importance of innovations within nursing and provides details on the
curriculum and approach used to incorporate health care innovations content and
application. Examples of health care innovation student projects are provided. An
evaluation of the program after three years of implementation assessed graduates' use
of taught innovation principles and their own innovative behaviors. The majority of
graduates described using innovation principles taught in the Program and scored high
on innovation self-efficacy. Graduates with higher average innovation scores were
more likely to engage in innovative behavior. A national conversation is encouraged
to ensure our educational programs are effectively preparing the future generation of
nurses to be innovators and change agents.
My REFLECTION/ INSIGHTS
In this article it states that innovation has been defined as' the deliberate introduction and
implementation of ideas , processes , products or procedures within a function, community or
organization, new to the particular unit of adoption, intended to significantly benefit the person, the
community or the wider society. The ingenuity of the team or individual, the innovation itself, and the
environment that produced and sustained the innovation are critical elements of the innovation
process.
Registered nurses ( RNs) serve as innovators to drive processes and policies and exploit
technology as agents of change to demonstrate quality, more affordable care for individuals and the
community. In order to generate new insights, the writers consider examples of RNs leading creative
ideas and practices; evolving healthcare policies and practices; enhancing the quality of care; and
advancing health information technology. If the vision of a changed health care system is to be realised,
good leadership is crucial. Yet with thoughts of becoming a leader, not all nurses begin their career.
Throughout the health care system, from the bedside to the boardroom, the nursing profession must
create leaders that can act as complete partners with other health professionals and be responsible for
their own contributions to the delivery of high-quality care when working together with leaders from
other health professionals.
At all stages, the new leadership style that is required flows in all directions. All must involve
friends, subordinates, and executives from the bedside to the boardroom so that they can define and
accomplish shared objectives together (Bradford and Cohen, 1998). The collective management of their
practice must be shared by all members of the health care team. In order to break down the barriers of
bureaucratic silos, doctors, nurses, and other health practitioners must work together and keep each
other accountable for improving safety and minimizing preventable adverse effects and medication
errors. Everyone must show the ability to adapt to the rapidly changing complexities of the health care
system.

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TABIJE, ARVIE JAYSELLE P.

Educating the next generation of nurses to be innovators and

REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.07.004 Get rights and content

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