Innovativeness of nurse leaders.

Aim: The purpose of the present study was to describe the innovativeness and the rate of adoption of change among chief nursing officers (CNOs) of acute care hospitals, and explore the difference in the innovativeness of CNOs of Magnet hospitals vs. non-Magnet hospitals.

Background: There is little evidence to guide the description of innovativeness for nurse leaders, crucial to the implementation of evidence-based practice standards.