Nurses leading innovation
See how nurses change human health through new protocols, policies, programs, and technologies, every day.
How Northwell is strengthening a culture of nurse-led innovation
What happens when frontline nurses are given the time, tools, and organizational support to redesign the systems they work within every day? Northwell Health partnered with Johnson & Johnson and SONSIEL to run a NurseHack4Health event, resulting in dozens of practical ideas, new cross-functional collaboration, and important lessons on sustaining innovation inside a health system.
From isolation to connection: How this rural nurse residency program builds community
In many rural hospitals, new nurses may be the only graduate hired that year. The Iowa Online Nurse Residency Program connects them with peers across hospitals, creating the support network they need to build confidence and thrive in practice.
How nurses at Tufts turned patient mobility into a workforce solution
When nurses at Tufts Medical Center saw that patient mobility was clinically essential but operationally difficult, they didn’t accept the gap — they redesigned the work. Through the Nursing Workforce Solutions program, a team of direct care nurses created a dedicated Mobility Tech role that improves patient outcomes while easing nursing workload burden. Here’s how structured nurse-led innovation is transforming care from the bedside up.
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