Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge: Improving Human Health
About the Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge: Improving Human Health
In hospitals around the world, nurses are innovating every day to ensure the best possible care for patients. To "nurse someone back to health" is an iconic saying grounded in the foundation of influence and responsibility that nurses hold to potentially change the trajectory of patient outcomes by caring for the sick when others would not, identifying smarter and better ways to heal, and developing life-saving methods.
For over 120 years, Johnson & Johnson has supported nurses, through employment, platforms, partnerships, training and millions in scholarships, helping to educate, empower and inspire those in the field. We know nurses hold the keys to many new and innovative ideas that can profoundly improve human health. In 2018, Johnson & Johnson expanded its advocacy for the nursing profession by partnering with nurses to help bring those ideas to life.
In the inaugural launch of the Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge series in 2018, the more than 3.2 million nurses located throughout the U.S. were invited to submit ideas for new devices, health technologies, protocols or treatment approaches that had the power to profoundly impact patient care and human health.
The nursing innovators with the best idea(s) received up to $100,000 in grants and access to mentoring and coaching from Johnson & Johnson, via Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS to help bring their ideas to life.
Nurses are the ones that are the most hands on with healthcare issues, and they need to have the confidence to try to develop and not pass off their idea. They might think the solution is already out there, but they should take the time to look into the research and take a chance on it. Don’t be afraid to take a leap of faith, and don’t rely on other people to develop your idea for you."
Your ideas and solutions to these challenges will improve healthcare for patients and clinicians across the world, and they are waiting for you to take the next step."
Past Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenges
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