Nurses have likely had a moment in their career when they think to themselves, “Nobody asked a nurse how to design this!” Nurses functioning in any professional role can have an impact on patient care, workflow, and efficiency through care innovation, product development, and new inventions. Nurses are responsible for innovative devices such as the Bili-Bonnet, used to hold eye protection in place for infants undergoing treatment for jaundice, and Colorsafe, an intravenous line color-coding system.1 Unfortunately, few nurses have opportunities to create and contribute to patient care in this way. An absence of nursing presence on patents and in groups that are developing new technologies and products is a missed opportunity for improving patient care experiences and patient outcomes, and perhaps reducing health care costs.1 Introducing nursing students to the idea that nurses can and do function as inventors is essential to inspiring these future nurses to innovate. Bringing an innovation relay to the face-to-face or remote classroom is a fun and engaging way to do so.
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