title: Canada's First Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic: A Case Study in Healthcare Innovation.
abstract: Canada's first nurse practitioner-led clinic opened in 2007 after a period of intense lobbying. The development of this clinic has received a great deal of attention in the nursing world and among the general public, but the factors that enabled it have not been examined. The antecedents outlined in healthcare innovation concept analysis - including leadership, financial considerations, idea generation, teamwork, culture and demand - provide a framework for examination of the campaign for the nurse practitioner-led clinic. This review demonstrates the complex interplay of factors that drive healthcare innovation and expands understanding of the leadership and change competencies of the advanced practice nurse.
authors.affiliation: RNEC, PHC-NP, BScN, MN, DNP (student), Assistant Professor, Laurentian University School of Nursing, President, Board of Directors, Sudbury District Nurse Practitioner Clinics, Sudbury, ON.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heale
authors.affiliation: RNEC, PHC-NP, BScN, Clinic Director, Sudbury District Nurse Practitioner Clinics, Sudbury, ON.
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Butcher
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D007857:Leadership; D008119:Lobbying; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D009864:Ontario; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses' / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*