The Power of Change (1 Hour)

"The nursing profession has often been viewed as the target of change rather than a force that proposes, leads and implements change." This course talked about how nurses can and should propose, lead and implement change. There are many different ways leaders can bring about change. The first strategy is the power-coercive strategy. This strategy involves implementing the change and giving people the choice to either follow the change or leave. The next strategy is a rational-empirical strategy. This strategy is based on the belief that people will use rational thinking and will act on behalf of the change if provided enough information. With any type of change, the authors suggest there will be anxiety and stress in some of those involved. Change is necessary for growth, so nurses must overcome barriers set in their way. The class talked about different scenarios where nurses were able to bring about great change in their workplace. Leaders are needed to bring about change in healthcare. Nurses can be those leaders.