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A Typology of Innovations in Nursing
M Lindell Joseph1, Diane L Huber, Heather Bair
1Author Affiliations: Clinical Professor and Director, MSN/CNL Program (Dr Joseph), College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City; Professor and Director, Health Systems Program (Dr Huber), Assistant Clinical Professor (Dr Bair), and Associate Professor and Director of The Classification Center (Dr Moorhead), College of Nursing, The University of Iowa; and Interim Director (Dr Hanrahan), Nursing Research, Evidence-based Practice and Quality, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.
Objective:
The purposes of this project were to identify innovations conceived from nurse faculty at a college of nursing and nurses in an academic medical center, examine their characteristics, and create a typology of nursing innovations.
Background:
Innovation is a crucial component for progress in healthcare. Jobs to Be Done Theory suggests that to make progress in nursing, workers must be solution focused to answer problems.
Methods:
This qualitative study used directed content analysis to evaluate survey responses of nurses in 1 university's academic and practice setting about solutions or innovations to achieve progress in their jobs.
Results:
Fifty-seven examples of situations needing an innovative solution were coded and categorized by challenges to yield an 8 characteristic typology in nursing innovation.
Conclusions:
These findings serve as a guide for nurse executives to understand and leverage how innovations are conceptualized and translated in academia and practice.
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