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Healthcare innovation
By supporting nurse-led innovations, promoting interprofessional collaboration, and championing innovative approaches, healthcare systems can create environments where nurses are equipped to lead and succeed. This not only enhances patient outcomes but also fosters a culture of innovation and excellence.
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Three of nursing’s biggest challenges. Ten nurse-led solutions.
Through the 2024–2025 Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship, 10 nurse-led teams are piloting creative, scalable solutions to some of the most persistent challenges in care delivery. Learn how nursing leaders across the country are solving these issues and building a more supportive, sustainable future for nurses everywhere.
Embracing AI in nursing: A look toward the future
The integration of AI in healthcare is transforming how care is delivered, with the potential to ease the burden on nurses and improve patient outcomes. As AI-based technologies help to solve complex problems, it’s essential that systems emphasize the importance of collaboration between nurses and AI developers to ensure care is delivered compassionately, equitably, and safely.
Leading the charge: 10 nurse-led solutions for happier nurses and healthier patients
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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.
Innovative nurses who have transformed health throughout history
Throughout history, nurses have played an outsized role in interacting with patients, with critical roles in prevention, education, treatment and recovery. In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, meet nurses whose innovative approaches to patient care have profoundly changed human health.
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