{"id":540,"date":"2024-04-04T09:23:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=540"},"modified":"2024-04-04T09:25:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:25:23","slug":"5-2-4","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/chapter\/5-2-4\/","title":{"raw":"5.2.4 Becoming a Change Agent","rendered":"5.2.4 Becoming a Change Agent"},"content":{"raw":"Organizations that resist change will not move forward.\u00a0Change agents identify and initiate change, as well as build a culture of change.\u00a0Nurse practitioners as leaders, are agents of change, consistently seeking effective new ways to practise and improve care:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate programs<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Apply theories and principles of project and change management<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Influence and contribute to the organization\u2019s and the health-care system\u2019s vision<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify problems and initiate change<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Advise and advocate<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Create opportunity to foster meaningful improvements<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Drive meaningful clinical improvement<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nPearls for successful change agent:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Know your starting point<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand and incorporate organizational goals<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Communication<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use available tools<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFocus on people and process\r\n\r\nThe Knowledge-to-Practice Process Framework:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Supports and guides a staged multi-method process<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bolsters both individual and team practice change<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Focuses on 3 components:\u00a0 geriatrics, interprofessional practice &amp; 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