Part 1 of Organizational Change Project NURSING Focus

Organizational Change Plan – Part I **this is a hospital based change / operating room environment**

Develop Part I of a comprehensive plan to implement an organization change. Choose an issue from your workplace and create a plan for a proposed change to resolve the issue. If you do not have a current workplace or your workplace is not appropriate for this project, work with the instructor to identify an organization you may use for a change plan. Your change proposal must be something you might actually implement in your workplace. Issues might be related to any of the following:

·       Health care services

·       Long-term care

·       Health care products

·       Information technology in health care

·       Billing in health care

·       Electronic medical records (EMR) implementation

·       Access to care

·       Outcome/process/structure of care

·       Patient/family/community experience of care

·       Creation or revision of an educational course or program

·       Any other appropriate faculty approved area

The Part I of your plan focuses on assessment of the change issue and planning for the proposed change. Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word plan with the following:

·       Examine the need in the organization for your proposed change.

·       Examine organizational and individual barriers to your proposed change.

·       Identify factors that might influence your proposed change.

·       Summarize factors influencing organizational readiness for your proposed change.

·       Identify the theoretical model that relates to your proposed change.

·       Identify internal and external resources available to support your change initiative.

·       Usethe University Library to conduct a search for current peer-reviewed literature that provides data to support your change application.

·       Format your plan according to APA standards.

This assignment is due in Week Four.