Assignment: Application: Planned Change in a Department or Unit

PLEASE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN THIS PAPER IS DUE ON MONDAY MORNING DEC 25TH 2017 BY 1:50 AM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT AT LEAST BY SUNDAY DEC 24TH BY 5PM. SO ILL BE ABLE TO GO OVER IT AND ALSO IT HAS TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING CALLED SAFEASSIGN WHICH TAKES TIME. WITH THAT BEEN SAID ANY QUESTION DONT HESITATE TO ASK AND ASSIGNMENT/OUTLINE IS BELOW. GOOD LUCK AND THANKS. P.S YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN HELPFUL SO FAR AND IM VERY THANKFUL BUT I HAD A 75 THE LAST ASSIGNMENT I GOT, SO PLEASE I WANT AN A IF NOT TO MUCH TO ASK.

Health care organizations are continuously immersed in change from the emergence of new policies, to promote quality care and improve patient safety to keeping pace with the rapid growth in knowledge and best practices. Establishing a solid framework for planning and implementing change is a wise move, as it provides a foundation for the extensive coordination that will be needed to successfully facilitate the change.

For this Assignment, you propose a change at the department or unit level and develop a plan for guiding the change effort.

To prepare:

- Review Chapter 8 in the course text. Focus on Kurt Lewin's change theory, and contrast it with other 

classic change models and strategies.

- Reflect on problems, inefficiencies, and critical issues within a specific department, unit, or area in 

your organization or one with which you are familiar. Select one issue as a focal point for this 

assignment, and consider a change that could be made to address the issue.

- Think about how the change would align with the organization's mission, vision, and values as well as 

relevant professional standards.

- Using one of the change models or strategies discussed in Chapter 8, begin formulating a plan for 

implementing the change within the department/unit. Outline the steps that you and/or others should 

follow to facilitate the change effort. Align these steps to the change model or strategy you selected.

- Determine who should be involved in initiating and managing the change. Consider the skills and 

characteristics that are necessary to facilitate this change effort.

To complete:

By Day 7

Write a 3- to 5-page paper (page count does not include title and reference page) that addresses the following:

-Identify a problem, inefficiency, or issue within a specific department/unit.

-Describe a specific, realistic change that could be made to address the issue.

-Summarize how the change would align with the organization's mission, vision, and values as well as 

relevant professional standards.

-Identify a change model or strategy to guide your planning for implementing the change. Provide a 

rationale for your selection.

-Outline the steps that you and/or others would follow to facilitate the change. Align these steps to 

your selected change model or strategy.

-Explain who would be involved in initiating and managing this change. Describe the skills and 

characteristics that would be necessary to facilitate the change effort.

Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements. All papers submitted must use this formatting.

(JUST INCASE THIS IS THE LINK FOR THE WALDEN WRITING CENTER-http://academicguides(dot)waldenu(dot)edu/writingcenter/templates)

Note: This Assignment will serve as your Portfolio Assignment for this course.

THIS MIGHT HELP TO HAVE AN IDEA OF THE READING MAYBE CAN GET THE LINK SOMEWHERE.

Required Readings

Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2017). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Review Chapter 7, “Strategic and Operational Planning”

Chapter 8, “Planned Change”