Nursing Innovation

What are the characteristics of an innovator? (SATA)

• They search for promising ideas.

• They take risks.

• They keep ideas alive by spreading information.

• They reinvent old ideas.

• They test promising ideas.

In a survey of 500 executives, what was the top rated barrier to successful innovation?

• management incentives not structured to award innovation

• lack of time, resources, or staff

• high leadership turnover

• short term focus/focus on operations

• lack of systematic innovation process

Which nurse was responsible for inventing the prone positioner?

• Anita Dorr

• Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson

• Kathleen Vollman

• Florence Nightingale

Which group of nurses are referred to as a "disruptive innovation?"

Which of the follow support innovation? (SATA)

• Leadership that promotes innovation.

• Starting big; attempting to solve complex issues with elaborate solutions.

• Having a broad focus as an innovator.

• Opportunities for innovation that present themselves.