INNOVATIONS AND RESEARCH IN

NURSING EDUCATION

• Innovation is defined as “using knowledge to create ways and services that are new (or perceived as new) in order to transform systems. It requires deconstruction (i.e. challenging) long-held assumptions and values. The outcome of innovation in nursing education is excellence in nursing practice and the development of a culture that supports risk-taking, creativity, and excellence” (National League for Nursing, 2004; Neuman et al., 2009).

Need of innovation

• Maintaining and improving the quality of patient care.

• Growing demands in health care services.

• Global workforce shortage.

Types of innovation

Product innovationIt is the creation and

subsequent introduction of a good or service that

is either new, or improved on previous goods or

services.

Process InnovationA process innovation is

the implementation of a new way for significantly improved production or

delivery method

Principles of innovation

Analyze the opportunities or

sources.

Conceptual & perceptual. Simple & focused.

Starts from general & they aim to one

specific thing.

Aims at being the best from the very

beginning.

Characteristics of innovation

Relative Advantage

Compatibility

Complexity Feasibility

Observability

Innovation processSTEP-1 Strategic

Thinking

STEP-2 Portfolio management

STEP-3 Research

STEP-4 Insight STEP-5

Innovation Development

STEP-6: Market Development

STEP-7 Taking Action

Innovations in nursing education

Handheld computersFirst personal digital assistant in 1996 According to ANA (2001) all nurses need to use nursing

informatics

Videoconferencing And Web Based Conferencing

Connects students and educators across distance Connects diverse student groups

Adaptation of different distance learning technologiesSelf directed, active learningRefocusing from educator to the subject

SERVICE-LEARNINGStructured learning experience that combines community

service with preparation and reflectionAchieves a balance between service and learning objective

HIGH FIDELITY PATIENT SIMULATORHelp student practice decision making and problem solving

skill and to develop human interactionSimulation is the third leg in the stool of education and

science

TELE TEACHING Online model of education-learner directly interacts with

tutorLearner oriented learningPromotes discovery learning

MICRO TEACHINGMiniature classroom teachingSmall durationPaying full attention to a particular unit and skillContent reduced to one unit with a single concept

NURSING INFORMATICSIntegrates nursing science, computer science and information science in identifying, collecting, processing and managing data and information to support nursing practice, administration, education, research

NURSING MOBILE LIBRARY Access to health care information for nurses working in

remote areaTo reduce the gap between the desperate need for nursing

information and its availability

STAFF AND STUDENT RECRUITMENTNew methods like OSCE & OSPEObjective because examiner use a checklist for evaluating the

traineeStructured, because every trainee sees the same problem and

performs the same task in same time frameClinical, because the task are representative of those faced in

real clinical situation

Research priorities in

nursing education

I. Build the science of nursing education through the discovery and translation of innovative evidence-

based strategiesA. Research scholarsB. Research methodologyC. Education practice links

A. Research scholarsImpact of educational preparation to increase the capacity of

nurse scientists whose focus is the scientific and theoretical basis for nursing education

Evaluation of effective faculty career development models for diverse research scholars

B. Research methodology Development and testing of instruments for nursing

education research to measure learning outcomes and linkages to patient care

Creation of robust multi-site, multi-method research designs that address critical education issues

CONT..Meta-analysis and meta-synthesis informing the state of the

science Translation of research outcomes into evidence-informed

educational practices Evaluation of the impact of evidence generation and

translation on learner preparation and clinical practice

C. Education practice links

Leadership development for faculty and students Mechanisms to build meaningful connections among the

science of learning, policy development, and patient care outcomes

Examination and use of technology, simulation, informatics, and virtual experiences on student learning affecting clinical practice

CONT…Conceptualization of integrative paths linking nursing

education research to systematic and inter-professional health care

Integration of concepts of lifelong learning through inter-professional collaborations

Pursuit of evidence-based outcomes that recognize the shift of nursing education from episodic to transformative and collaborative care

II. Link student learning to sentinel health indicators to promote health, prevent disease, and manage the symptomatology of illness.

Identification of innovative approaches Effective teaching strategies Integration of differences Links among learning, improved care delivery, and chronic

care management

III. Examine the science of learning in the academic context related to health transitions.

Caregiving and care givers in the provision of palliative care, pain management, care of the aged, disabled, mentally challenged

Grief, grieving, and loss as fundamental to transformative community-based care

Community-based care transitions that recognize patient and family options in decision-making, financing of care, and planning for life-limiting situations

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