walden nurs6053 Week 4 Assignment: Application: Planned Change

walden nurs6053 Week 4 Assignment: Application: Planned Change

in a Department or Unit

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

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

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading,
do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention
“WK4Assgn+last name+first initial(extension)” as the name

Click the Week 4 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading
Criteria for the Assignment

Click the Week 4 Assignment link You will also be able to
“View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area

Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My
Computer button Find the document you saved as “WK4Assgn+last name+first
initial(extension)” and click Open

If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the
checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database

Click on the Submit button to complete your submission