Innovation And Change: Critical Components Of Nursing Care

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Innovation and change have become critical components of nursing care, because healthcare is rapidly transforming. Nurse practitioners are expected to play leading roles in innovating, as well as participate effectively improving practice and patient outcomes for various populations. Thus, they need to be well trained, knowledgeable and prepared as change agents in order to meet the expectations and challenges of healthcare now and in future (Hain & Fleck, 2014). Particularly, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) need to be well trained on how to become change and innovation agents, not feasible without deep knowledge of how to use decision support tools grounded on evidence based research. At no time in history other than current times,