Summarize how the change would align with the organizations mission, vision, and values as well as relevant professional standards.

Summarize how the change would align with the organizations mission, vision, and values as well as relevant professional standards.
Assignment: Application: Planned Change in a Department or Unit Health care organizations are continuously immersed in change from the emergence of new policies, to promote quality care and improve patient safety to keeping pace with the rapid growth in knowledge and best practices. Establishing a solid framework for planning and implementing change is a wise move, as it provides a foundation for the extensive coordination that will be needed to successfully facilitate the change. For this Assignment, you propose a change at the department or unit level and develop a plan for guiding the change effort. To prepare: Review Chapter 8 in the course text. Focus on Kurt Lewins change theory, and contrast it with other classic change models and strategies. Reflect on problems, inefficiencies, and critical issues within a specific department, unit, or area in your organization or one with which you are familiar. Select one issue as a focal point for this assignment, and consider a change that could be made to address the issue. Think about how the change would align with the organizations mission, vision, and values as well as relevant professional standards. Using one of the change models or strategies discussed in Chapter 8, begin formulating a plan for implementing the change within the department/unit. Outline the steps that you and/or others should follow to facilitate the change effort. Align these steps to the change model or strategy you selected. Determine who should be involved in initiating and managing the change. Consider the skills and characteristics that are necessary to facilitate this change effort. To complete: By Day 7 Write a 5-page paper (page count does not include title and reference page) that addresses the following: Identify a problem, inefficiency, or issue within a specific department/unit. Describe a specific, realistic change that could be made to address the issue. Summarize how the change would align with the organizations mission, vision, and values as well as relevant professional standards. Identify a change model or strategy to guide your planning for implementing the change. Provide a rationale for your selection. Outline the steps that you and/or others would follow to facilitate the change. Align these steps to your selected change model or strategy. Explain who would be involved in initiating and managing this change. Describe the skills and characteristics that would be necessary to facilitate the change effort. Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements. All papers submitted must use this formatting. Note: This Assignment will serve as your Portfolio Assignment for this course. Submission and Grading Information To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following: Please save your Assignment using the naming convention WK4Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension) as the name. Click the Week 4 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment. Click the Week 4 Assignment link. You will also be able to View Rubric for grading criteria from this area. Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as WK4Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension) and click Open. If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database. Click on the Submit button to complete your submission. Grading Criteria To access your rubric: Week 4 Assignment Rubric Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity To check your Assignment draft for authenticity: Submit your Week 4 Assignment draft and review the originality report. Submit Your Assignment by Day 7 To submit your Assignment: Week 4 Assignment Week in Review This week, you evaluated the effectiveness of a specific change, proposed a change at the department or unit level, and developed a plan for guiding the change effort, outlining steps to follow to facilitate the change. Next week, you will consider how to work with groups to execute planned changes. Looking Ahead: Introduction to the Week 5 Assignment Teamwork is essential in all businessesand it is especially important in health care. One of the most valuable skills a nurse leader can demonstrate is the ability to work well with others. Beginning next week, you will work with your colleagues on a group paper due by Day 7 of Week 7. Through your collaboration on this paper, you will likely discover firsthand the challenges and benefits of teamwork and put into immediate practice the leadership and group work skills addressed in this course. By the beginning of next week, your Instructor will place you and your classmates into small groups for the project. As you work on various components of the project, you may interact via your groups Discussion forum. In addition, you are strongly encouraged to use alternative means of communication to further your collaboration on this project. These methods may include e-mail, conference calls (many free services are available through the Internet), IM, web conferencing using a webcam, online tools such as Google Docs, and wikis. If you know of other methods that you think will work well, suggest these to your group. Writing a group paper requires a significant degree of collaboration and advance planning. It is your groups responsibility to identify and address challenges as soon as they arise. You are encouraged to give each other honest and constructive feedback as you work together. In addition, you may contact your Instructor if you need assistance. You will complete a Group Evaluation report after the conclusion of this Assignment. All group members are expected to collaborate fully on this project, and your group paper should demonstrate an original and thoughtful application of the ideas presented in the Learning Resources. Remember to cite your sources following APA guidelines. Refer to the Syllabus and the Week 5 Assignment instructions for additional information. Finally, be sure that everyone in the group saves a copy of the paper for future reference. Next Week To go to the next week: