Innovation and Development as a Key Success Factor in Nursing
The transformation of the working world is also clearly visible in hospitals, characterized by strong dynamics and rapid change. This book aims to inspire and motivate nursing professionals in the fields of nursing management, nursing science, nursing education, and quality management to rethink leadership models and put them into practice. The ideas of New Work and Shared Governance require a distinct mindset to establish a new culture of work and teamwork. More than ever, nursing professionals are called upon to contribute their experience and expertise and to take an active role in shaping care processes. Career pathways open up, and the attractiveness of the profession increases—especially in view of the urgent need for nursing staff—when exciting development opportunities in nursing are recognized and fostered. The experienced editorial team embraced the challenges of a changing work environment, identified new opportunities and perspectives for success, personally experienced the positive effects of a new leadership culture and mindset, and evaluated the resulting approaches.

Julia Mayer 
Registered Pediatric Nurse; B.A. in Management and Expertise in Nursing and Healthcare. She served for several years as Nursing Director at the TUM University Hospital – Klinikum Rechts der Isar. Since 2024, she has been the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer at the Universitätsmedizin Mannheim.

Andrea Ellermeyer
Experienced Registered Nurse for Intensive Care and Anesthesia Nurse; MScN (Univ.) in Nursing Science. Since 2019, she has headed the Nursing Science Unit Department at the TUM University Hospital – Klinikum Rechts der Isar and has been a lecturer in Nursing Science at the Technical University of Munich since 2022.

Laura Gerken
Registered Nurse; B.A. in Nursing, M.Sc. in Nursing Science. Since 2021, she has been working as an Advanced Practice Nurse and clinical nursing lead in Neurosurgery at the TUM University Hospital – Klinikum Rechts der Isar.

Maria Kitzmantel
Registered Nurse; M.Sc. in Neurocognitive Psychology and M.A. in Educational Sciences, Psychology, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She works as Head of Organisational Development and Transformation at the Nursing Directorate of the TUM University Hospital – Klinikum Rechts der Isar.