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Health systems benefit significantly from investing in nursing innovation and technology. By prioritizing nurse-led initiatives and integrating informatics, these systems can improve patient outcomes, streamline healthcare delivery, and ensure a resilient and confident nursing workforce.
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    Through the Nurse Innovation Fellowship Program by Johnson & Johnson, powered by Penn Nursing and the Wharton School, nursing leaders are immersed in the innovation process to redefine the future of patient care and professional well-being by tackling a real problem at their health systems.
    2024-07-12T17:10:35.302Z
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    A first of its kind report commissioned by the American Nurses Foundation found that just one penny of every healthcare philanthropy dollar goes to nurses, despite the need for massive and urgent investment in nursing to transform our complex health care systems and improve care delivery. A new series on the SEE YOU Now podcast explores this important issue. Here are three takeaways from the episodes.
    2024-06-03T16:44:40.553Z
  • nurse using a tablet device with a futuristic technology overlay
    Data and information gathering is vital to healthcare outcomes and quality – from identifying best practices for taking care of patients to predicting and planning resource needs and staying nimble during constant change. The role of nurses in technology and informatics is more critical than ever as AI is poised to streamline systems and practices.
    2021-10-22T20:34:36.255Z
  • Girl speaking into microphone with group of nurses gathered around her in a room
    To solve the nursing shortage and sustain a thriving workforce, it’s essential that new nurses transition to practice successfully. For three health systems, nurse residency programs are not only keeping nurses at the bedside but helping them build confidence and find belonging.
    2024-03-14T19:01:07.305Z
  • Nurse holding a device with a blue digital globe
    Cardiac care nurse Michele Santoro and her fellow clinicians at the Yale New Haven Heart and Vascular Center routinely race against time to save lives. In honor of American Heart Month, read on to find out how her innovations combine technology and a human touch to transform cardiovascular care delivery and improve patient outcomes.
    2024-02-20T16:29:31.234Z
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    Learn how communities in rural Kentucky and New Orleans are forging innovative partnerships to supercharge nursing workforce development, provide vital support for local healthcare systems and ultimately strengthen the core of these communities.
    2024-01-19T15:20:12.663Z
  • Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship fellows collaborating together in group setting
    The Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship, powered by Penn Nursing and the Wharton School, is built on the concept of applying design thinking and human-centered design to real-world challenges within health systems. But what is design thinking? And how does this concept help nurses enhance their innovative skills and drive change?
    2024-01-19T15:19:01.445Z
  • Vancouver Coastal Health – AutoChart's Sally Newton-Mason, BSc, BSN, RN, MSN, and Clement Chui, BSN
    The nurse-led team from Vancouver Coastal Health received $150,000 in grant funding to bring their AI charting solution entitled “Autochart” to life at the 2023 NurseHack4Health Pitch-A-Thon! Find out what’s next for the AutoChart team as they take their idea for catalyzing a healthy environment where nurses and patients thrive to the next level.
    2023-11-10T14:30:05.753Z
  • Surgical care team at Bon Secours Mercy Health
    Is perioperative nursing for you? Perioperative or operating room (OR) nurses provide patient-focused care in a variety of settings and specialties, with ample opportunities for professional growth. Get the scoop on this fast-paced, team-based, and fulfilling specialty, and find out how health systems and nursing schools are working to strengthen the pipeline of new nurses entering this critical specialty.
    2023-11-07T17:40:55.929Z
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    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
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    Getting Real: Nursing Today
    The Importance of Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare
    Interprofessional collaboration is the practice of approaching patient care from a team-based perspective, with a team comprised of multiple health workers with varying professional backgrounds. By implementing interprofessional collaboration into healthcare environments, multiple disciplines can work more effectively as a team to help improve patient outcomes and better the workplace.
    2023-09-11T04:00:00Z
  • Geisinger Paws to Reflect therapy dog 1.jpg
    NurseHack4Health is back this fall with a new Hackathon event! To get inspired, meet two of the first-ever NurseHack4Health Pitch-A-Thon awardees who are bringing their solutions to life, and find out how your solution could be next!
    2023-08-16T18:59:29.879Z
  • Aspen Ideas: Health 2023 session panelists
    Johnson & Johnson was a proud presenting sponsor at Aspen Ideas: Health. In “Be Advised: Addressing Health Workforce Moral Distress,” a panel of nursing and healthcare experts confronted the challenges and highlighted the path forward to solve the healthcare worker shortage and ensure safe, quality healthcare for everyone.
    2023-07-21T13:20:56.765Z
  • patient technology technician at UCHealth
    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
  • Angela Patterson, DNP, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP
    In celebration of National Nurses Month, meet nurse innovators transforming healthcare across the U.S., underscoring the impact of the profession in advancing health equity, improving patient care, and strengthening health systems.
    2023-04-27T13:12:20.960Z
  • Betty Jo Rocchio and male colleague at Mercy, a multistate health system based in St. Louis, MO
    For nurses, more flexibility and better work/life balance are essential. Solutions like Mercy Works on Demand are meeting nurses where they are by offering a gig-based approach to scheduling. Not only is Mercy’s innovative approach addressing shortages and improving patient care, it is also bringing joy back to nursing and demonstrating that a new, flexible future is possible for the profession.
    2023-01-13T14:08:05.690Z
  • image of group of nurses at USCF
    A former bedside nurse, USCF Health's Pat Patton’s data-backed, listen-first, feedback-driven approach to creating a supportive environment where nurses stay and thrive is working—and presents a blueprint for health systems everywhere.
    2022-09-15T12:52:18.544Z
  • Smiling female nurse holding a stethoscope around neck
    The future of nursing starts in the classroom. At Johnson & Johnson, we’re proud to amplify nurse-led programs and practices that find innovative ways to prepare, strengthen and empower the next generation of nurses. Below, read more about four best-in-class pilot programs investing in nursing education, funded by the American Nurses Foundation, so new nursing graduates are ready to practice.
    2022-08-09T19:14:50.720Z
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    When health systems tap into the true potential of nurses, the outcomes are actionable, enduring drivers of healthcare transformation. In new research, Johnson & Johnson, American Nurses Association and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership set out to quantify critical learnings and promising nursing practices uncovered during the pandemic, and below, four exemplar nurse leaders share real, replicable examples of barrier-breaking nurse-led innovation.
    2022-08-09T19:03:14.897Z
  • panelists at the Aspen Ideas: Health conference, held in June 2022
    In June 2022, Johnson & Johnson was a proud presenting sponsor at Aspen Ideas: Health, an annual health and medicine conference bringing together visionaries, activists, clinicians, entrepreneurs, researchers, policymakers, innovators and executives for thought-provoking discussion around some of the most important topics facing the healthcare industry today.
    2022-07-14T13:06:03.293Z
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    How nurse representation, innovation and empowerment are improving access and outcomes.
    2022-06-14T20:05:16.754Z
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    Claire Zangerle, Chief Nurse Executive at Alleghany Health Network, describes how Alleghany Health is improving patient care through the concept of team nursing.
    2022-06-09T14:56:43.677Z
  • Illustration depicting the mental health pressures on healthcare professionals
    A crucial takeaway from the Accelerating Nursing, Transforming Healthcare report was the mental health strain nurses experience and methods of reducing it. From trauma-informed group sessions to songwriting, check out the innovative strategies supporting nurses’ mental health and reducing stigmas.
    2021-11-12T14:16:34.536Z
  • Shawna Butler speaking on stage
    Shawna Butler, RN, MBA is a nurse economist, health tech catalyst, host of the SEE YOU NOW podcast, and above all—a relentless advocate for nurses everywhere. We spoke with Shawna about her career path, how she leverages her nursing expertise in a wide range of roles, and why she is so enthusiastic about the SEE YOU NOW podcast.
    2021-09-23T13:32:29.565Z
  • illustration depicting innovative ways nurses shifted healthcare to communities in need during the COVID-19 pandemic
    These stories are just a small snapshot of the many ways in which nurses are innovating and leading to improve care delivery in communities. Johnson & Johnson is committed to advocating for, elevating and empowering nurses as they transform healthcare and change human health for the better.
    2021-09-23T13:19:43.214Z
  • Mom and daughter take a trip to the doctor's office for an appointment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Johnson & Johnson, together with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Association of Public Health Nurses proudly announce the Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge: Improving Access to Care. This challenge looks to nurses to create potential solutions that aim to improve quality and access to equitable care and ultimately help prevent, intercept or treat disease.
    2021-05-12T12:46:16.569Z
  • Child's illustration of medical professionals working during COVID-19
    Amid a global pandemic, when the world needed their leadership in healthcare more than ever, nurses answered the call. Johnson & Johnson is celebrating National Nurses Month 2021 by sharing the stories of 15 nurse healthcare disruptors, just some of the many nurses who led the way through COVID-19.
    2021-05-03T17:52:42.876Z
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    Whether you’re joining the NurseHack4Health Pitch-A-Thon, sharing a new idea at your own health system or organization, or joining another entrepreneur accelerator program, use this guide to ensure your pitch incorporates the fundamental elements of an effective pitch.
    2020-10-19T13:18:51.693Z
  • close-up images of nurse assisting a patient using a walker
    Hip fractures can have serious health implications for patients and cost of care implications for hospitals. Meet the nurse duo who helped develop the pioneering Hip Fracture Care Program that is transforming fracture care for patients and health systems – Stacie Cox and Shandy Welch.
    2019-10-24T20:21:20.235Z
  • Two nurses with a young patient in a hospital setting
    Through bravery, compassion, and ingenuity, front line health workers, including nurses, increase access to essential care for millions of people every day. Despite the long strides made in recent years to help recruit, educate, and foster leadership, there are still not enough front line health workers. Additionally, those that exist are in need of more training and resources, while communities around the world continue to suffer from a lack of access to essential health services.
    2018-09-12T17:52:13Z
Group of smiling nurses in scrubs holding folders
Group of smiling nurses in scrubs holding folders
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