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June 7, 2023 57 mins

#nursing #innovation #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #israel

Melissa Cole is a nurse and visionary leader on a mission to transform healthcare through nursing.  Listen to JJRR 105 as Melissa shares why she left her executive hospital position to lead a new university nursing program.  Recruited back to school for her Doctorate in Nursing Practice, Melissa is driving a new vision for nursing education including: entrepreneurship, professional development and self-care training.  And coming off an immersive trip to Israel, the “startup nation,” Melissa is poised kick off her first student cohort with innovative practices and global connections.   

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04:08s DNP – Doctor of Nursing Practice, new terminal degree pioneered by CWRU

05:24s Recruiting a cohort of Nursing colleagues for DNP programs, fully paid!

09:20s CWRU jumpstarting a new DNP program with scholarship dollars

10:46s Breaking down and jumping all in to going back to school

13:04s The future of nursing and kicking off a new nursing school

15:56s Her husband’s suggestion impacts Melissa’s career decision

20:07s Ordering body bags and armoring up during the pandemic

21:05s Post pandemic purpose – infusing healthcare with entrepreneurship and technology

24:24s Melissa’s vision for nursing education to includes certificates in:

·       Professional development

·       Innovation / entrepreneurship

·       Self-care and resiliency

 

30:40s Breaking nursing out of the box

32:40s Visiting Israel with the Boler school of Business from John Carroll University

35:08s Israel’s culture of loyalty and risk

40:09s Experiencing Hadassah medical center from the inside out by caring for our tour guide

41:32s Meeting with a “Nursepreneur”

42:30s Planning a healthcare “redesign” session to take place in Cleveland, Ohio USA

46:30s Embracing technology in healthcare for the first time during the pandemic

51:44s In regard to reinvention revelation: “it’s about being open”

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