Change Process
The first factor to be assessed in a change process is to determine whether or not a particular status quo is in need of change. If the answer is yes, then the agent needs to identify the nature and relative strength of the driving and restraining forces operating in the force field. From the analysis, a determination is made of which one or several restraining forces is to be altered in order for the desired change to occur (Lewin, 1951). In my organization, the change that management could undertake to improve patient care lies in the staffing patterns.
I will outline steps that are needed to implement this change using Lewin’s change theory.
Unfreezing;
Determine the need for the change in staffing
Method used includes observation of day to day activities
Looking at various research findings, evidence base practice.
Reviewing records of harm caused by staffing such as falls, medication errors and infections.
,Please read the directions for Assignment one, then revise and resubmit a one-page abbreviated Topical Outline by Tues., Oct. 9. Your staffing and scheduling change initiative needs to be presented briefly with a one-sentence statement of the problem followed by each of three stages of Lewin’s Change Theory. Outline each of steps that you would need to take in order to implement the change project from ground zero (not what your administrators would do. Envision that you have full ability to bring about a change. What needs to be considered? Who needs to be included in initial discussions? What kind of resistance would you expect? Think of all the steps that would need to take place in order to successfully implement a change in staffing and how you would go about ensuring that this happens.
You need two scholarly peer-reviewed references and one needs to be by Lewin, rather than a secondary source citation from your textbook. There are multiple errors on your reference page.
You can use the narrative below as appropriate, in
I will outline steps that are needed to implement this change using Lewin’s change theory.
Unfreezing;
Determine the need for the change in staffing
Method used includes observation of day to day activities
Looking at various research findings, evidence base practice.
Reviewing records of harm caused by staffing such as falls, medication errors and infections.
,Please read the directions for Assignment one, then revise and resubmit a one-page abbreviated Topical Outline by Tues., Oct. 9. Your staffing and scheduling change initiative needs to be presented briefly with a one-sentence statement of the problem followed by each of three stages of Lewin’s Change Theory. Outline each of steps that you would need to take in order to implement the change project from ground zero (not what your administrators would do. Envision that you have full ability to bring about a change. What needs to be considered? Who needs to be included in initial discussions? What kind of resistance would you expect? Think of all the steps that would need to take place in order to successfully implement a change in staffing and how you would go about ensuring that this happens.
You need two scholarly peer-reviewed references and one needs to be by Lewin, rather than a secondary source citation from your textbook. There are multiple errors on your reference page.
You can use the narrative below as appropriate, in
References: Refer to handout in course, “APA Formatting Guidelines” and follow them exactly] Note APA citation errors below; submit your work to NetTutor for your final paper in order to proof for APA 6th ed. format Aiken, L. H., & Clarke, S. P. (2002). Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction. JAMA, 288(16), 1987-1993. Clarke, SP, & Donaldson, NE. (2008). Patient safety and quality: An evidence-based handbook for nurses. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, Maryland [MD] Grohar-Murray, M. E., &Langan, J. C. (2011).Leadership and management in nursing (4th ed.) (pp.250-264). Pearson Education Inc.Upper Saddle River NJ: Kohn, L. T., Corrigan, J., Donaldson, M. S., & Institute of Medicine (U.S.).To err is human: Building a safer health system. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. Refer to APA for citation by authors within an organization. Kovner, C., &Gergen, P. J. (1998). Nurse staffing levels and adverse outcomes following surgery in U.S. hospitals. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 30(4), 315-321