Evidence-Based Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nursing and Healthcare: A Practical Guide to Success

by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN (Editor), Tim Raderstorf DNP, RN (Editor)

Overview

Delivers a practical leadership approach that will thrive in today’s healthcare environment

This application-based text is designed to cultivate nursing and healthcare leaders who embrace the demands and opportunities of today’s healthcare environment, which is rooted in innovation. Authored by world-class innovators and leaders in evidence-based healthcare practice, the book provides proven strategies to incorporate innovative and evidence-based leadership strategies into daily use to build creative, high-functioning, and sustainable organizations.

The book differs from traditional academic texts by providing content that is practical, personal, and engaging. It provides a clear path for readers to integrate innovation and leadership principles into their careers and daily practice. The text is enhanced by individualized quotes and first-person accounts from healthcare industries. Chapters offer objectives and case studies. Other features include “Calls to Action” which will help readers develop leadership skills, and “Key Takeaway Points” to help remember important concepts. Podcasts conducted with prolific leaders illustrate the many challenges they have faced over the years.

Key Features:
• Rooted in AACN Essentials for DNP and Master’s Education
• Provides practical information on leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship
• Includes best practice applications for healthcare and non-healthcare industries to improve outcomes in real-world settings
• Provides case studies, “Calls to Action,” and “Key Takeaway Points”
• Includes podcasts with top healthcare leaders

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826196255
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/11/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	424
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAA, is the Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer, and Helene Fuld Health Trust Professor of Evidence-Based Practice and Dean of the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University. She also is a Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the College of Medicine and Executive Director of the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare. Dr. Melnyk is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in evidence-based practice, intervention research, child and adolescent mental health, and health and wellness. She is both a pediatric nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, and co-editor of eight books, including Evidence-Based Physical Examination: Best Practices for Health and Well-Being Assessment; Evidence-Based Physical Examination Handbook; Implementing the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Competencies in Healthcare: A Practical Guide for Improving Quality, Safety, and Outcomes; Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice (4th Edition); Implementing EBP: Real World Success Stories; A Practical Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Screening, Early Intervention and Health Promotion (3rd Edition); Intervention Research and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing and Funding (2nd Edition); and Evidence-Based Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nursing and Healthcare. Dr. Melnyk has over 33 million dollars of sponsored funding from federal agencies and foundations and has authored over 450 publications. She is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Nursing, the National Academies of Practice, and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and serves as Editor of the journal Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing. Dr. Melnyk served a 4-year term on the United States Preventive Services Task Force and recently served on the mental health standing committee of the National Quality Forum. She is a currently a member of the board of directors for the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and a member of the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-being and Resilience. She has received numerous national and international awards, including being named an edge-runner three times by the American Academy of Nursing.

Tim Raderstorf, DNP, RN, FAAN is an author, educator, and thought leader in the field of Healthcare Innovation. From TED talks to textbooks, Tim uses every platform he can find to empower those at the frontlines to change healthcare.

As the first nurse to have held the Chief Innovation Officer title in academia, he takes pride in educating the world on the role of the nurse as an innovator. He was the founder of the Innovation Studio, a makerspace that democratizes innovation, providing every interprofessional team that pitches their innovation with the funding, tools, and mentorship needed to turn ideas into actions. Throughout his career, Tim has founded multiple businesses and has been the first employee for a profitable healthcare startup.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

UNIT I. LEADERSHIP

1. Making the Case for Evidence-Based Leadership and Innovation

2. Important Lessons Learned From a Personal Leadership, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Journey

3. Understanding Yourself and Developing as a Leader

4. Key Strategies for Optimizing Personal Health and Well-Being: A Necessity for Effective Leadership

5. Learning From a History of Great Leaders

6. Forming and Leading a High-Performing Team

7. Leading Organizational Change and Building Wellness Cultures for Maximum ROI and VOI

8. Achieving the Quadruple Aim in Healthcare With Evidence-Based Practice: A Necessary Leadership Strategy for Improving Quality, Safety, Patient Outcomes, and Cost Reductions

9. Healthcare Finance for Leaders

UNIT II. INNOVATION

10. Healthcare Innovation: Bringing the Buzzword to Real-World Healthcare Settings

11. Emerging Trends in Healthcare Innovation

12. Patient-Centered Innovation

13. Positive Deviance: Advancing Innovation to Transform Healthcare

14. Measuring Innovation and Determining Return on Investment

15. Design Thinking for Healthcare Leadership and Innovation

16. Negotiating Complex Systems

UNIT III. ENTREPRENEURSHIP

17. Entrepreneurship in Healthcare

18. Identifying Opportunities to Innovate and Create Your Niche

19. Intrapreneurship, Business Models, and How Companies Make Money

20. Legal Considerations in Starting a Healthcare Business

21. Building and Pitching Your Plan

22. Starting and Sustaining a Healthcare Business

23. Starting and Sustaining a Healthcare Practice

24. Key Strategies for Moving From Research to Commercialization With Real-World Success Stories

25. Leveraging Social Media and Marketing for Personal Branding and Business Influence

Index