Profile of Innovative Ideas Recorded by Nurses in an Ideas Bank of a Corporate Virtual Community of Open Innovation: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Carme Planas-Campmany Edurne Zabaleta Concepción Fors Violán Guillem Pérez-SánchezJosé-Jerónimo Navas-Palacios

Published in: Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (2020)

This study recognizes nurses' contribution to a healthcare innovation initiative and their interest in sharing innovative ideas. Its findings provide useful insights into a virtual community of open innovation such as an organizational tool for encouraging creativity and innovation in healthcare. Likewise, there is also a need for further development of nurses to master healthcare innovation as a basic competence.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
minimally invasive
health information
physical activity
risk factors
quality improvement
affordable care act
virtual reality