Let the ideas flow.
Nurses often think creatively to make improvements to care, but many do not recognise this as innovation. In this article the author explains that innovation is'testing an idea in practice' and gives examples of nurse innovations. An idea does not have to be new to count as innovation, but in today's financial climate it does have to be cost-effective.
RCN's learning and Development Institute.
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D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D009726:Nurses; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D006113:United Kingdom