Table 1.
Overview of primary data collection.
| Phase 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploratory data collection | ||||||
| Data collected by the embedded researcher | Data on the diffusion of finished nurse innovation projects, field notes, and on-site observations. | |||||
| Phase 2 | ||||||
| Interviews with key informants identified by the embedded researcher in Phase 1 | ||||||
| Respondent # | Job title | Organization/department | Years of working experience | Educational level | Type of diffusion effort | # of interviews |
| 1 | Senior business development manager | Erasmus Medical Center/Technology Transfer Office | 4 | Master | Creating a suitable environment for diffusion/diffusing individual innovations | 1 |
| 2 | Junior business development manager | Erasmus Medical Center/Technology Transfer Office | 1 | Master | Diffusing individual innovations | 1 |
| 3 | Coordinator | Erasmus Medical Center/Create4Care | 30 | Ph.D. | Creating a suitable environment for diffusion/diffusing individual innovations | 3 |
| 4 | Manager | Erasmus Medical Center/Create4Care | 7 | Master | Creating a suitable environment for diffusion/diffusing individual innovations | 1 |
| 5 | Electronic engineer | Erasmus Medical Center/Create4Care | 1 | Master | Diffusing individual innovations | 1 |
| 6 | Instrument maker | Erasmus Medical Center/Medical Instruments Department | 16 | Bachelor | Diffusing individual innovations | 1 |
| 7 | Business advisor | Erasmus Medical Center/Medical Instruments Department | 16 | Bachelor | Creating a suitable environment for diffusion/diffusing individual innovations | 1 |
| 8 | Quality advisor/nurse | Erasmus Medical Center/Children Intensive Care | 18 | Bachelor | Creating a suitable environment for diffusion/diffusing individual innovations | 1 |
| 9 | Nurse | Erasmus Medical Center/Center for Home Ventilation and Respiratory Disorders in Children | 27 | Vocational training | Diffusing individual innovations | 1 |
| 10 | Technical coach | Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences | 15 | Master | Creating a suitable environment for diffusion/Diffusing individual innovations | 1 |
| 11 | Technical coach | Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences | 24 | Master | Diffusing individual innovations | 1 |
| 12 | Technical coach | Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences | 22 | Master | Diffusing individual innovations | 1 |
| 13 | Entrepreneur | BestCare Solutions | 21 | Master | Diffusing individual innovations | 1 |