8302: EVALUATING AND SUSTAINING CHANGE

TO PREPARE:

 Review the Learning Resources for this week, and reflect on the mechanisms

available to evaluate change in healthcare organizations and nursing

practice.

 How is change management related to change leadership?

 Consider how leadership approaches may contribute to evaluation processes

for change management, as well as for the support of sustaining changes in

healthcare organizations and nursing practice.

 What does it mean to sustain changes in healthcare organizations or nursing

practice, and how might leadership support these aims?

 Reflect on when you should stop measuring change in an organization, and

why.

DISCUSSION

Post a brief comparison between change management and change leadership. Be

specific. Explain how leadership approaches may relate to processes for evaluation of

and sustainment of change in a healthcare organization or nursing practice. Then,

explain the function of leadership in evaluating, maintaining, and sustaining change.

What is the influence of leadership on these aims? Be sure to include a brief

explanation of whether you should stop measuring change in an organization, and

explain why. Be specific and provide examples.