The clinical coordinator expects the position description of the new wound care specialist to change nurses' responsibilities in caring for clients with skin integrity problems
The best approach to address this need for change, yet to have the best outcomes for clients, staff nurses, and the organization, is to:
a. Select one of the change models.
b. Use Lewin's model and principles of change.
c. Apply both planned and complexity theory approaches.
d. Form a task force of nursing staff and wound care specialists.
ANS: C
In the second stage, the moving or changing stage of Lewin's theory, planned interventions and strategies, such as education, vision building, and incremental steps towards the change, are executed to support the implementation of the change. This situation potentially also involves complexity theories that recognize that change involves engagement of individuals and subsystems throughout the unit and organization.
You might also like to view...
A registered nurse who works for an orthopedic unit of an acute care hospital makes hourly rounds on his patients. He also closes the door and pulls the curtains around the beds of patients in semiprivate rooms before exposing them for treatments
This is an example of which of the following behaviors? a. Human respect b. Encouraging manner c. Healing environment d. Affiliation needs
A woman with breast cancer is undergoing chemotherapy. Which of the following side effects would the nurse interpret as being most serious?
A) Vomiting B) Hair loss C) Fatigue D) Myelosuppression
Evidence shows that the most important predictor of a fall is
A. Prior history of a fall B. Cognitive impairment C. Gait and balance disturbance D. Proximal muscle weakness
If constipation is a problem for a woman during pregnancy, which of the following measures would be best to recommend?
A) Mineral oil B) Increasing fluid intake C) Reducing her iron supplement D) Increasing intake of meat in her diet to provide fiber