Practice Problem

Identify a practice problem or inefficiency in your current nursing workplace. Clearly

describe the problem through the following domains. $($a$)$ what is the problem; $($b$)$ why

is this a problem; $($c$)$ who is affected by this problem; $($d$)$ when did this problem begin;

$($e$)$ how did this problem develop?

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Background & Literature Review

For this section, you will review the research literature to guide you toward potential

solutions to this problem. What are the prevailing themes in the research literature

about your practice problem? What solutions have been attempted by others $($as

described in the research literature$)?$ Which have been successful? If previous attempts

to resolve this problem have been unsuccessful, why did they fail?

$**$ Your paper must include at least five peer$-$reviewed sources published within the

past five years. It is ok to include older sources for historical or background

information in addition to your peer$-$reviewed resources.

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Proposed Change

What realistic changes could be made to resolve this issue? Be sure your proposed

change builds upon the evidence you acquired and described in your background and

literature review section.

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Alignment with Organization$$s Mission, Vision, and Values

Proposals for change are most likely to be successful if the change is clearly aligned

with the organization$$s mission, vision, and values. A change agent who can articulate

this alignment in a persuasive manner is often successful. How does your proposed

change align with your organization$$s stated mission, vision, and values?

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Unfreeze

What will be the most important considerations to ensure your proposed change is

successful?

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Stakeholder Analysis

Complete the stakeholder analysis as described in the $$Stakeholder Analysis &

Management$$ document$/$lesson$.$ Who would be your most powerful stakeholders if you

were to implement this proposed change? Who is likely to support this change, and

why? Who is likely to oppose this change, and why? Who are the most important

people to have on your side for your proposal to be successful?

$**$Be sure to include your Stakeholder Analysis and Stakeholder Matrix in your paper.

These can be inserted as screenshots or copied from the Stakeholder Analysis

document. The table is formatted correctly in the stakeholder analysis document, so you

should be able to just cut and paste this into your paper.

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Force Field Analysis

Nearly all change proposals have at least one potential barrier that could impede

successful implementation. Barriers can be administrative, temporal, financial, or

structural. The environment may not be open to change based on one or more of these

factors. The important thing about potential barriers is that we identify them and

develop strategies to overcome them. Most often, barriers can be managed through

careful stakeholder management. However, some barriers are rigid and cannot be

overcome. It is important to identify these situations early, so we don$$t waste time and

energy. What barriers might you encounter if you were to implement your proposed

change?

$**$Be sure to include your Force Field Analysis in your paper. This can be inserted as a

screenshot or copied from the Forcefield Analysis template. The figure is formatted

correctly in the forcefield analysis document, so you should be able to just cut and

paste this into your paper.

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Making the Change

Start with an overview of your change process. You will describe your implementation

plan in the next section.

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Implementation Plan

Present and discuss the steps required to fully implement your proposed change $($in the

order they would be completed$).$ It is perfectly acceptable to present this in a numbered

list as long as you add context to each item on your list. Context can include how you

would complete each step, why this is important, or both.

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Refreeze

Start with an overview of your refreezing process. You will describe your outcome

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