018. Nurse Innovation - A Path of Perseverance, Grit, and Creativity

About this episode

This episode discusses the innovation process behind creating urinary drainage bags designed to improve patient care.

In this episode, MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board Member Dr. Barbara Potts talks with Karen Meade, an Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist at the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. They discuss the creation and development of a product—urinary drainage bags designed to be positioned below the bladder—to address a gap in patient care. Their conversation explores the entire innovation process, from generating the initial idea to creating the device and bringing the product to life. Karen Meade, MS, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, OCN, is an Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist at the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Barbara Potts, DNP, M.Ed, RN, APRN-CNS, ACCNS-AG, MEDSURG-BC , is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and is a member of the MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board. Visit our new online journal platform at www.jannettipublications.com Choose what works best for you – purchase individual articles, or subscribe and access all MEDSURG Nursing articles, including archives from past years. Plus…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Holmes

Guests: Karen Meade, Dr. Barbara Potts

Topics covered

• health
• innovation
• nursing
• oncology
• patient care

Keywords

• urinary drainage bags
• patient care
• innovation process
• Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist
• James Cancer Hospital

Mentioned in this episode

Products: urinary drainage bags

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