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Innovation Relay: Empowering School Nurses to Find New Solutions for Old Problems
NASN School Nurse (Print)
|August 14, 2016
Summary
School nurses innovated solutions to student health barriers during a 24-hour contest. This event encouraged creative problem-solving for challenges faced in academic settings.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Innovation
- Nursing Education
Background:
- The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) conference featured an innovation relay contest.
- This event was modeled after the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's Innovation Relay.
Purpose of the Study:
- To encourage innovation among school nurses.
- To address student health-related barriers within academic settings.
Main Methods:
- 43 contestants from 16 states and one foreign country participated.
- Teams were given 24 hours to develop solutions to presented problems.
- The article details the process, problems, and solutions from the contest.
Main Results:
- Multiple innovative solutions were developed by school nurse teams.
- The contest provided a platform for sharing diverse approaches to student health challenges.
Conclusions:
- The innovation relay contest successfully fostered creative problem-solving among school nurses.
- This initiative aims to promote ongoing innovation in addressing student health needs in schools.
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