INDIANAPOLIS—Nursing is at a crossroads and needs a new strategic vision. In the newest title from Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma), The Innovation Handbook: A Nurse Leader’s Guide to Transforming Nursing by Bonnie Clipper, nurse leaders at all levels will find the tools to meet the moment.

The Innovation Handbook builds the case for innovation from the bottom up, beginning with the current state of nursing and the need for transformation and how nurses can and should be the drivers in leading the way. From there, Clipper explains concepts and equips nurses with a knowledge foundation that enhances their innovation skill set, spurs ideas and creativity, and challenges them to think differently and apply new concepts. This way, informed and empowered nurses can re-envision roles, integrate technologies, and develop new models to deliver the highest level of patient care.

“My hope is that all nurses will see the value in changing the way we practice nursing and lean more heavily into the continuum of both the art and the science of nursing by adopting technology to meet our needs,” said Clipper. 

Download a sample chapter and other resources for The Innovation Handbook from the Sigma Repository. 

About the author:

Bonnie Clipper, DNP, MA, MBA, RN, CENP, FACHE, FAAN, after more than 20 years as a chief nurse executive, founded Innovation Advantage. She was also the first Vice President of Innovation at the American Nurses Association, where she created an innovation strategy to draw more than 4 million nurses into the innovation space.  

About Sigma:

The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) is a nonprofit organization with the mission of developing nurse leaders anywhere to improve healthcare everywhere. Founded in 1922, Sigma has more than 135,000 active members and 600 chapters at institutions of higher education and healthcare partners from Armenia, Australia, and Botswana to Thailand, the United States, and Wales. Sigma members include clinical nurses and administrators, academic nurse educators and researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and others working to fulfill the organization’s vision of connected, empowered nurse leaders transforming global healthcare. 

Learn more at SigmaNursing.org.