Tag: nursing
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How to keep the Momentum: 3 Things that fire up My Inspiration
Personal Development In this journey of making my idea come to life in the form of a tool to help with pressure ulcer prevention, I make sure to keep myself inspired. This is not due to lack of motivation but because the process takes days, weeks, months, or even years. Patience is a virtue, and…
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10 Simple Steps to Copyright Your Nursing Invention
In this post, I would just like to share 10 simple steps I have taken towards materializing this nursing idea. I’ll disclose again that I am simply sharing my own journey along the way and this advice is not a promise that this blueprint guarantees results although I haven’t seen failures so far. I think…
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How to Validate a Nursing Invention with 3 Options
It has been a few weeks since I last posted. In my previous post I talked about gaining buy-in for using this analytical tool in the monitoring documentation related to pressure injury prevention. I have continued to share data with and have continued to receive positive feedback on how sharing it with the units monthly…
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Ruffling Feathers in the Hospital Hierarchy with Nurse-Led Innovation
Disseminating an invention This post is a more informal one and more of a very sit-down with a cup of coffee type conversation. By the way, the picture above is from flowers I received in Feb 2023, around the time I started feeling creative. As mentioned in the previous blog posts, I’m working on an…
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Shaking the Informatics World in Hospitals with Nurse-Led Innovation
Nurses stand at the intersection of patient care and technology, driving innovation in healthcare informatics to improve outcomes across the board. This article unpacks the real-world impact of nurse-led innovation in informatics, from the digital tools they’ve crafted to the collaborative practices they’ve perfected. Without giving away the full journey, we’ll delve into how these…
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How to Thrive in a Doctor of Nursing Program: 8 Survival Strategies!
I am so glad to call you my peer in this rewarding career that is our nursing profession. So, you are in nursing school one more time. Nursing education is endless (this is a good thing) and Graduate school is no joke. Add small kids, single parenthood, bills, a full-time job, and all the life…
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How to use healthcare data sets in nursing
My DNP program encouraged the mindset of having a spirit of inquiry. I am a nurse with a Doctor of Nursing Practice in leadership who works at an academic facility. For the purpose of this blog post, I am referring to data as it is relevant to nursing documentation in the electronic medical record related…