Innovating Traditional Nursing Administration Challenges

Abstract

The evolving and complex practice environment calls for new mindsets among nurse leaders, academics, and nurse innovators to envision innovative ways to manage and optimize traditional tasks and processes in nursing administration. The purpose of this article is to present 3 case studies that used linear programming and simulation to innovate staffing enterprises, financial management of healthcare systems, and curricula development.

Reducing the Innovation Knowledge Gap by Developing Innovativeness Across Academia and Practice for Healthcare Progress Scale

“…I learned about the concept of innovativeness, which is a social process for the generation, acceptance, and implementation of new processes, products, or services for the 1st time in an organizational setting. My findings allowed me to document the theoretical foundations to innovate, 3 and subsequently, publications on the culture for innovations, [1][2][3][4] the process to innovate, [5][6][7] and how to teach innovation 8-10 have been disseminated.…”

Nurses as Innovators

“…Innovation is a topic gaining national attention in healthcare and particularly in the field of nursing. Although not new, it is an increasingly popular concept in healthcare literature (Joseph & Fowler, 2016; Joseph, Rhodes & Watson, 2016; Lachman, Glasgow & Donnelly, 2009). Programs focused on nursing leadership are now incorporating innovation into curriculum.…”