Duke Health has established a Nursing Innovation Fund to support nurse-led care models and help nurses develop, test and scale new ideas aimed at improving patient outcomes and strengthening the profession.
The fund was created through a gift from Nancy Schlichting, chair of the Duke University Health System Board of Directors, and her wife, Pam Theisen, according to a June 10 news release.
The Nursing Innovation Fund is designed to support nurses in imagining, testing and scaling innovations that improve care for patients and families while addressing challenges within the profession.
Ms. Schlichting, a Duke University alumna who graduated in 1976, began her healthcare career at Duke Hospital.
