Example Models
Health System Based Role
Health System Based Role
Health System Based Role
Roles within the health system supporting evidence based practice and connections between all disciplines.
General Role
Health System Based Role
Health System Based Role
Roles on any project team of nurses and engineers as a catalyst and translator.
Industry Based Role
Health System Based Role
Industry Based Role
Roles interfacing with the medical device industry, lowering risk and increasing success of patient care device and technology development and implementation.
Ascending Model
Ascending Model
Industry Based Role
Davis CR, Glasgow MES. An examination of nurse-authored patents: Implications for nursing practice. Nurs Forum. 2020 Nov;55(4):772-781. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12495. Epub 2020 Aug 26. PMID: 32851679. [PubMed]
o This article highlights a role for nurse engineers where nurses ascend to the highest levels of innovation and invention by interdisciplinary training.
V-Shaped Role
Ascending Model
V-Shaped Role
Oerther DB, Glasgow ME. The nurse+engineer as the prototype V-shaped professional. Nurs Outlook. 2022 Mar-Apr;70(2):280-291. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.10.007. Epub 2021 Dec 16. PMID: 34922765. [PubMed]
o This article suggests a wholly new role for the nurse engineer – outside of either the nursing or engineering professions.