Nurses are well-positioned to lead innovation and digital transformation
More hospitals and health systems are recognizing the innovation that nurses can bring to the table. The past decades and generations saw “Nurses as caregivers” – they are indeed much more.
Today’s nurse is an innovator with forward-thinking skills; demonstrates technical aptitude, and is "future smart". A patient sees more of a nurse than any other person in the healthcare setting. As Therese S. Richmond noted, "Every product and process that touches a patient goes through a nurse".
Optimize the ability and full potential of nurses—
Get rid of any policy or procedure barriers that discourage nurses from "practicing to their full scope"
Encourage specific new approaches to nursing innovation, such as design thinking and entrepreneurship skills
Create enterprise-wide structures and incentives that encourage interdisciplinary innovation teams
Elevate at least one nursing leader to the C-suite
Nurses and the technology they use each day are positioned to be major players in the ongoing digital transformation of healthcare.
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