The clinical coordinator expects the position description of the new w

QUESTION

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.

ANSWER:

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.