MakerNurse: Point-of-care prototyping is my passion. Working to enhance the culture of innovation in healthcare, by engaging the frontline.

Cedar Rapids Iowa
Joined October 2010
About a 1,000 days after #COVID19 shut things down, had a chance to reflect with peers on how makers showed up for their Dunkirk moment, and how much more work is left to create more #makernurses and #healthmakers
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Thrilled to share our experience of Making Spaces (Part I) on #SeeYouNow -- the #health #innovation podcast hosted by @ShawnaButlerRN from @JNJNursing & @ANANursingWorld. Always a great conversation when @annakyoung and I get share our stories. Subscribe to enjoy a great story!
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Fun and having access to #prototyping learning and tools at the point of care do go in the same sentence!
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An unforgettable moment... Did you get to see MakerNurse, @RHedgesRN, at the 2021 ANCC National Magnet Conference in Atlanta?
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Rose Hedges retweeted
'Without you, without nurses, we don't stand a chance. We really need you." -Carolyn Jones. #ANCCMagnetCon #ANCCPathwayCon
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I am proud to share that American Nurse Journal has published our unique response during the pandemic. I am grateful to work for a hospital that invests in frontline innovation! nam12.safelinks.protection.o… @myamericannurse @UnityPointCR @makerhealthco
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Calling all health makers! 🚀 MakerHealth is launching new, special products for clinicians and caregivers like you, and you can read all about it in this month's newsletter. mailchi.mp/420d0c2ea532/crea… Not subscribed? Sign up to receive our updates here: makerhealth.co/contact/
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Lucky to work with amazing clinicians🤓
Meet a Maker 🛠🏥👩🏻👨🏽‍🦱
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gummy worms for visual aneurysms education. #yesplease #createhealtheducation
Common locations of bear-y #aneurysms in the circle of Worm-is 🍭 #medtwitter
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OMG. This is amazing. If you are curious how Cesarean sections are performed to deliver babies, watch this. That's quite a few layers to cut through.
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Playing with my #medtwitterkids, and behold - my favorite molecule: #caffeine ☕️ @MAGFORMERSLLC @mybtoys stackadoos #ochem
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Excited to tune in now to #AONL and hear "Making in the Midst of Pandemic" from our partners @RHedgesRN & Carmen Kleinsmith share the story of a frontline teams using a #MakerHealth hospital makerspace to design and build health technology #healthmaking #nursing #COVID19
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Listening to the #FutureOfNursing2030 webinar. Excitedly reviewing the report "nurse-driven adaptations" #makernurses #nursinginnovation #proudofmyprofession
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2030 Future of Nursing Recommendation: PAY and support our school nurses....sustained funding and prioritization of school nurses across the country's schools. #FutureOfNursing2030 #schoolnurses @schoolnurses
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This #NursesWeek, we’re giving away 5 @makerhealthco ProtoKits to nurses who adapt & create health devices for better care. For your chance to receive a kit, send us a story of how you’ve created or modified a health device. Learn more & apply here: makerhealth.co/nursesweek
Rose Hedges retweeted
Happy #NursesWeek2021! Our first feature is Rose Hedges: #nurse, community builder, and health maker. Check it out below! #ThankYouNurses!
This #nursesweek, we're celebrating nurses who have made an impact through fabrication and creation. Meet Rose Hedges, a nurse, community builder, and health maker at @UnityPointCR. Along with being a health maker herself, Rose is a @MakerHealthco champion.
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