Change is a given in nursing and healthcare. Yet, sometimes we think there is a real choice to “change or not to change.” Take the self-assessment in Table 15.2, page 339 in our eBook. Are you receptive to change?
What is your personal perception and reaction to “change” (large or small)? There are very good change theories published and we use them when considering a change within organizations. Personal change (see video) is often the easiest because it’s a change we can plan for. Some changes are unplanned – and outcomes can be uncertain in our lives and careers.
Nurses, leaders, and managers are constantly managing change. The planning for a change, implementing the change and then evaluating that change can take months or years. The steps involved in change can be numerous and include more than one department in a hospital. Sometimes, you are told that what the change is, given a policy, and expected to implement it immediately. A new IV pump, a new method of scheduling, new products for patient care, etc. Immediate change that you were not involved in making and need the training to understand and implement the change. How do you handle change? Are you flexible and adaptable? Or, are you resistant and rigid?
Please watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urntcMUJR9MLinks to an external site. Minimize Video
Hemerling, J. (2016, November). 5 ways to lead in an era of constant change. TED
Approved Resources to Use in Writing Discussion Posts:
· The course textbook,
· any published peer-reviewed full-text article from the CINAHL database
For your initial post, complete the following:
· After reading Chapter 15: Effecting Change Large