Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst (Drs Giuliano and Sup IV); Institute for Applied Life Sciences and Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst (Dr Giuliano); Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst (Drs Sup IV and Krishnamurty); and Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst (Ms Benjamin).
Nurs Adm Q. 2022;46(3):255-265. doi: 10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000529. Epub 2022 Apr 29.
A new certificate program has been designed that augments the traditional undergraduate nursing education with a curriculum of innovation and entrepreneurship. The goal of the Integrated Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate in Nursing Program (INNOVATE) is to empower nurses to collaboratively solve health care challenges and become thought leaders in health care products, technologies, and processes, as well as service and delivery methods, with a particular focus on the needs of vulnerable populations. Toward this goal, INNOVATE is built on an integrative, immersive curriculum, experiential learning, intentional cohort building, peer and faculty support, real-world connections, and the prioritization of diversity, inclusivity, and equity to build of a cohort of nursing students ready for careers in clinical and health care innovation. In this article, we provide the outline for the proposed curriculum, program strategies, anticipated outcomes, and evaluation criteria that we believe can serve as a national model for innovation and entrepreneurship in undergraduate nursing education.
一个新的证书项目已经设计出来，该项目在传统的本科护理教育中增加了创新和创业课程。综合创新与创业护理学证书项目（INNOVATE）的目标是赋予护士们共同解决医疗保健挑战的能力，并成为医疗保健产品、技术和流程以及服务和交付方式的思想领袖，特别关注弱势群体的需求。为了实现这一目标，INNOVATE 建立在一个综合性、沉浸式的课程、体验式学习、有目的的队列建设、同伴和教师支持、与现实世界的联系以及优先考虑多样性、包容性和公平性的基础上，培养了一批准备从事临床和医疗保健创新的护理专业学生。在本文中，我们提供了拟议课程的大纲、项目策略、预期成果和评估标准，我们相信这些可以作为本科护理教育中创新和创业的全国性模式。
