title: Nurse inventors: turning ideas into products.
abstract: Nurses develop innovative product ideas because they see the need and know how the product will actually be used in practice. However, identifying a practice dilemma and inventing a product to address the dilemma is just the first step in product development whether you take control of the entire process or collaborate with a company.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Biel
mesh_terms: D003405:Creativity; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009726:Nurses; D010361:Patients