Health care innovations across practice and academia: A theoretical framework

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Healthcare Innovation
• Business Theory Application

Background:

• An innovation scholarly interest group applied the Jobs to Be Done Theory to understand nurses' progress in challenging situations.
• The theory, originating from business literature, offers a solution-focused perspective on nursing challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a theoretical framework for comprehending the progress nurses aim to achieve through healthcare innovations.
• This framework spans both practice and academic settings.

Main Methods:

• A qualitative descriptive study was conducted using directed content analysis.
• The Jobs to Be Done Theory guided the creation of a semistructured questionnaire and the interpretation of findings.

Main Results:

• A theoretical framework for nursing innovations was developed, illustrating pathways and connections between challenges, innovations, and impact domains.
• Identified innovation areas include care delivery, patient interventions, role transitions, research, communication, technology, and teaching methods.

Conclusions:

• The derived theoretical framework provides insight into the dynamic interplay within academic-practice partnerships for innovation.
• Interconnected workplace situations can foster necessary innovations to enhance care delivery.