Strategic research, technological innovation and nursing.

Technological innovation is defined as a process of conceiving or gathering new functionalities or characteristics for a product or production method. In this movement, shifts in quality or productivity that are able to adapt a business or a service to the market reality are explored. It can be classified as product innovation, when introduced into the market, or process innovation, when used in the production process(1). The concept also refers to the introduction of a new product, service or process into the market, based on the available knowledge, whether recent or previously generated. Innovation is the knowledge in action, it is the knowledge widely used in society and productive organizations, whether they are goods or health services(2). Strategic Research, Technological Innovation and Nursing