Apply Change Theory to the Proposed Change

Week

Assignment

Points

Week 1

What do you see as the difference between leadership activities and management activities?

How do management and leadership activities contribute to the success of change initiatives?

What change projects are needed in your agency at this time?

Which of these projects will you select for your practicum change project?

Describes the difference between leadership and management activities citing appropriate resources to support the discussion.

Discusses the importance of management and leadership in contributing to the success of change initiatives citing appropriate resources to support the discussion.

Collaborate with nurse manager and other stakeholders in identifying the need for change projects.

Identifies a change for the practicum change project.

Provide substantive feedback to other projects ideas and progress in practicum group.

25

Week 2:

Which change theory will you use as a framework for your change project and why?

Is there consistency between the proposed change and the mission, vision, and values of the agency?

Explains why the specific change theory will support the steps of the project.

Discusses the facility mission, vision and values and explains why the proposed change project will support them.

25

Week 3:

· Attend a multidisciplinary team meet and interview a leader/manager at least one level above your current position from another clinical discipline.

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· Identify ways in which you collaborated with other professionals regarding your activities

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· Think about the stakeholders impacted by the change. How can the change theory you have chosen influence the success of a change project?

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· How can the multidisciplinary team of leaders impact the change project?

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· What is the best way to communicate the change within the agency?

Answers the required questions used to analyze the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary meeting and the leadership styles that were used.

Summarizes the interview addressing the required questions.

Discusses the collaboration questions and addresses each of them succinctly and clearly.

25

Week 4:

Review the vision, mission, and values of the organization, and examine how the strategy, values, an Determine if the resources are available for the project (i.e., salaries, supplies, equipment, technology, and education) and develop and present the budget in the practicum discussion area.

Develops a budget that includes the required areas for the project. Identifies the needed resources, personnel costs, equipment and supplies, education and travel as appropriate.

Presents the budget in an organized format using a table if needed to list all budget items.

25

Week 5

What data did you use to identify the quality or safety issue?

How will the Practicum Change Project address the quality and safety issue

Justifies the selection of the quality and safety issue with local or national data or national quality indicators.

Explains how the project will address the quality and safety issue.

50

Week 6:

Review all of your team members’ presentations in your group and provide feedback on the proposed change project including feedback on their proposed evaluation strategies.

Posts completed PowerPoint in the practicum discussion area.

Provides feedback to team members on their projects.

Discusses the applicability and effectiveness of project dissemination strategies.

50

Points may be deducted for the following:

· 5 points – late initial post

· 5 points –missing response to group

· 5 lack of citation to support your work

· Range of 1-35 points for inadequate initial post and/or inadequate responses to others