A study of Indiana University Health's spirit of inquiry and innovation during COVID

•Nurses conceived multiple innovations during the first COVID-19 surge.•Nurses rapidly implemented innovations into practice.•Nurses desire additional innovations. COVID-19 has required nursing innovations to meet patient care needs not previously encountered. The purpose of this study was to descri...

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Published in:Nursing outlook 2022-01, Vol.70 (1), p.137-144
Main Authors: Carpenter, Janet S., Draucker, Claire B., Ellis, Rebecca J. Bartlett, Ferren, Melora D., Gilbert, Jason H., Newhouse, Robin P., Von Ah, Diane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Clinical care
Communication
COVID-19
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diffusion of Innovation
Female
Hospitals
Humans
Indiana
Male
Nursing innovation
Nursing leadership
Occupational Health
Pandemic
Patient Care - standards
Patient Education as Topic
Personal Protective Equipment - supply & distribution
Qualitative
Surveys and Questionnaires
Universities
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Summary:•Nurses conceived multiple innovations during the first COVID-19 surge.•Nurses rapidly implemented innovations into practice.•Nurses desire additional innovations. COVID-19 has required nursing innovations to meet patient care needs not previously encountered. The purpose of this study was to describe nursing innovations conceived, implemented, and desired during the first COVID-19 surge. The investigators invited registered nurses employed across 16 Midwest hospitals (6,207) to complete the survey. Respondents provided demographics and written descriptions of innovations they conceived, witnessed, and desired. Investigators analyzed text responses using standard content analytic procedures and summarized quantitative demographics using percentages. Nurses reported seven types of innovations that would (a) improve personal protective equipment (PPE), (b) limit the need to repeatedly don and doff PPE, (c) ensure safer practice, (d) conserve and access supplies, (e) provide patient and family education and support, (f) make team member communication more efficient, and (g) improve peer support. Nurses are in a unique position to generate innovative solutions to meet patient care needs under adverse and rapidly changing situations.
ISSN:0029-6554
1528-3968
DOI:10.1016/j.outlook.2021.06.019