We talk app development by nurses to improve patient outcomes and communication in this episode of Notes on Nursing Live. I interview nurse and innovative app developer Rebecca Koszalinski, PhD, RN, CRRN, CMSRN. Rebecca is an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Nursing and inventor of the Speak for Myself® app. The app helps patients with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses who are speech vulnerable communicate their feelings of pain, fear, anxiety, and more, and makes it easier for them to make requests regarding physical needs. In this episode, we chat about her unique story, learn more about what inspired her to enter the nursing profession, and find out how she developed the Speak for Myself® app. Notes on Nursing E-Digest Notes on Nursing Live, presented by Johnson & Johnson, is the podcast extension of the national bimonthly e-digest, Notes on Nursing, which shines a spotlight on nurses as innovators and critical change makers in the delivery of positive patient outcomes within today’s healthcare landscape. You can subscribe to receive Notes on Nursing updates at the Johnson & Johnson Nursing website, nursing.jnj.com. Every month, Notes on Nursing content is accompanied by two episodes of this podcast, which provides greater insights and nurse perspectives into topics discussed in the e-digest. You can listen to previous episodes of Notes on Nursing Live on the podcast player at nursing.jnj.com and don’t forget to subscribe to the entire series on iTunes! I’m your host, Jamie Davis.  Facebook Stay tuned for more new episodes here at Notes on Nursing Live coming soon and check out another recent episode where I interview nurse and resuscitation research innovator Marion Leary, RN, MSN, MPH, FAHA. Marion is the director of innovation research for the Center for Resuscitation Science at the University of Pennsylvania and has focused her research and education over the past twelve years on cardiac arrest and CPR quality. Check out that and other episodes of Notes on Nursing Live in the podcast area on iTunes as well as our podcast player on nursing.jnj.com.Also, this month, you can catch brand new Johnson & Johnson Nursing commercials on TV throughout the weeks of September 17 and 24, which will highlight Johnson & Johnson’s 120-year commitment to nurses and the innovative work that nurses have been doing throughout history to change human health. Find out more at nursing.jnj.com.