Module 5: Leadership & LTC Practice
125 5.2.4 Becoming a Change Agent
Organizations that resist change will not move forward. Change agents identify and initiate change, as well as build a culture of change. Nurse practitioners as leaders, are agents of change, consistently seeking effective new ways to practise and improve care:
- Evaluate programs
- Apply theories and principles of project and change management
- Influence and contribute to the organization’s and the health-care system’s vision
- Identify problems and initiate change
- Advise and advocate
- Create opportunity to foster meaningful improvements
- Drive meaningful clinical improvement
Pearls for successful change agent:
- Know your starting point
- Understand and incorporate organizational goals
- Communication
- Use available tools
Focus on people and process
The Knowledge-to-Practice Process Framework:
- Supports and guides a staged multi-method process
- Bolsters both individual and team practice change
- Focuses on 3 components: geriatrics, interprofessional practice & interorganizational collaboration
Additional Reading
Geriatrics, Interprofessional Practice, and Interorganizational Collaboration: A Knowledge-to-Practice Intervention for Primary Care Teams. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chp.21183