Here are four stories Becker’s has published on notable nurse innovators since March 30:
1. Escape room spurs 61% jump in hand-washing at Texas system
Gracia Boseman, RN, and Kristy Causey, MSN, RN, designed a flu pandemic escape room that led to an increase in hand-washing and flu vaccine acceptance at Temple-based Central Texas Veterans Health Care System.
2. Ohio NP creates ‘Doc in a Box’ kit
Toi Worthy, MSN, a family nurse practitioner in Ohio, was inspired to create a kit for at-home health monitoring after learning she had high blood pressure five years ago.
3. Pandemic paves new purpose for Atlanta nurse
Rachell Dumas, RN, an Atlanta-based nurse who contracted COVID-19 while working on the pandemic’s front line last year, launched a consulting company to help organizations improve pandemic preparedness.
4. Rhode Island nurse invents portable N95 mask preserver
Timothy Aurelio, an emergency room nurse at Providence, R.I.-based Roger Williams Medical Center, invented a portable case for clinicians to store their N95 masks.
