Advancing a Culture of Innovation
U-M School of Nursing Innovation “Defined”
HiiP is working to further a “Culture of Innovation” at the U-M School of Nursing for both faculty and students through a broad, inclusive definition of what it is, or can be.
Nursing Innovation is/are:
In the end, nursing innovation is simply doing something new or thinking about something in a new way - a new process, a new QI improvement, a new clinical practice, a new program, or an intervention.
To be more specific:
Nursing Innovation Is...
- Something nurses already do naturally at the bedside and the research benchtop
- Curious by nature
- Valued by the patients/families/healthcare organizations/end users it is created to benefit
- Impactful in some big or small way (commercially or for social public good)
- Not afraid to challenge the current/old ways of doing things
- Ideally sustainable and scalable
- Transformative…it makes things better
- Fragile and needs being cared for and cultivated
- So needed to improve healthcare delivery and outcome
Nursing Innovation Does NOT Have to Be...
- A medical device, app, or medical technology
- Profitable/make money
- A solo experience that nurses do by themselves; find a tribe or create a team and get going
- Underwritten with a lot of money at the start; thinking and working outside the box help stretch scarce resources
Learn more about how our culture of innovation is flourishing at the U-M School of Nursing.
