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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

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Published on: February 16, 2011

Nurses' creativity: advantage or disadvantage.

Sara Shahsavari Isfahani¹, Mohammad Ali Hosseini¹, Masood Fallahi Khoshknab¹

¹Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

|March 21, 2015

Summary

Nurses

Keywords:

Creativity Innovation Iran Nurses Outcomes Qualitative Content Analysis

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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

Area of Science:

Nursing
Healthcare Innovation
Organizational Psychology

Background:

Global nursing experts advocate for nurse creativity and innovation.
Nurses are crucial for primary healthcare and addressing global health challenges.
Nurses' creativity significantly impacts health and well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore Iranian nurses' perceptions of creativity in clinical settings.
To understand nurses' experiences with expressing creativity.
To examine the outcomes of nurse creativity for healthcare organizations.

Main Methods:

Qualitative content analysis approach.
In-depth, semistructured interviews.
14 nurses from educational hospitals in Iran.

Main Results:

Creativity improved patient care quality.
Enhanced nurses' work, personal, and social lives.
Led to organizational promotion but also some unpleasant outcomes.

Conclusions:

Nurse creativity drives significant changes in nursing practice and organizational performance.
Nurturing environments are essential for fostering nurse creativity.
Support for flexibility, innovation, and risk-taking is vital.