Nursing
Subscribe to Notes on Nursing, our monthly news digest.
Subscribe
Nursing News HighlightsNurses Leading Innovation

Nurse Inventor Advocates for Leadership and Innovation to Improve Patient Outcomes

Share

Share:
Facebook
Tweet
LinkedIn
2018-07-23T15:19:39Z
As the first nurse to be selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and The Lemelson Foundation as an AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador, Rachel Walker, PhD, RN, is intimately familiar with nurse-driven innovation and the significant impact it has on healthcare. Dr. Walker is a nurse inventor, former rural emergency medical and disaster relief worker, assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst College of Nursing, and advocate for nurses as leaders in healthcare innovation and improvement.
Nursing News HighlightsNurses Leading Innovation

Nurse Inventor Advocates for Leadership and Innovation to Improve Patient Outcomes

Share

Share:
Facebook
Tweet
LinkedIn
As the first nurse to be selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and The Lemelson Foundation as an AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador, Rachel Walker, PhD, RN, is intimately familiar with nurse-driven innovation and the significant impact it has on healthcare. Dr. Walker is a nurse inventor, former rural emergency medical and disaster relief worker, assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst College of Nursing, and advocate for nurses as leaders in healthcare innovation and improvement.
2018-07-23T15:19:39Z

We recently spoke with Dr. Walker to learn more about her nursing journey, her innovative ideas, and her thoughts on nurses as leaders, mentors, and inventors.

To learn more about Dr. Walker’s innovative work and research at UMASS Amherst, click here. Additionally, if you have a story of nurse-led innovation, visit nursesinnovate.com to let Johnson & Johnson know how nurses are changing the world and helping to make a difference in the lives of patients.

Nurse LeadersGlobal HealthHealthcare Innovation
Latest from Johnson & Johnson Nursing
  • Nurses Leading Innovation
    Transforming Healthcare through Rapid-Testing Innovative Nurse-Led Care Delivery Solutions
    The pandemic unleashed an unprecedented era of innovation in new care delivery solutions– with nurses at the center. But do those solutions work to drive change and better support nurses and the patients they care for? That’s what the five nurse-led teams around the country are exploring through a pilot program from the Institute for Health Improvement and the Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation. Through rapid cycle testing, nurses are examining acute care delivery solutions that attract, support, and strengthen a thriving nurse workforce.
    2023-10-11T21:24:49.022Z
  • CompassRN meeting
    Nurses Leading Innovation
    Connecting with Communities to Inspire the Next Generation of Nurses
    For many underrepresented students, nursing pipeline programs don’t start early enough or reach them at all. Meet the nurse who is working to change that, as a nonprofit founder raising awareness of nursing as a vital career choice and developing experiential education and long-term mentors for underrepresented students in Houston’s middle and high schools.
    2023-08-16T20:03:38.595Z
  • Kathy Howell and UCHealth team
    Nurses Leading Innovation
    Three Innovative Solutions for Health System Nursing Challenges
    Nurse leaders are thinking outside the box to solve some of nursing’s current challenges and bring joy back to practice. Find out how chief nursing executive Kathy Howell is working to solve three of nursing’s common challenges at UCHealth, transforming patient care delivery, and creating a better working environment for nurses.
    2023-07-18T17:00:48.738Z